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Kingt82 · 02-17-2022, 04:54 PM

You won't know until you try. The small bulb ones would be harder to keep alive. I can only speak for my zone (7b) but my giant elephant ear comes up every year. I have mine in an island in the backyard away from the house. I could have sworn I saw somewhere online that someone was growing giant EE in New Jersey and mulching them heavily and they kept coming back. You can always try with one and see what happens.

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Kingt82 Location: Huntersville, NC Find me on the map! Zone: 7b Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 127 BananaBucks : 9,797 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 52 Times Was Thanked 96 Times in 61 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Is it possible for an elephant ear to survive in ground over winter in Zone 6A? You won't know until you try. The small bulb ones would be harder to keep alive. I can only speak for my zone (7b) but my giant elephant ear comes up every year. I have mine in an island in the backyard away from the house. I could have sworn I saw somewhere online that someone was growing giant EE in New Jersey and mulching them heavily and they kept coming back. You can always try with one and see what happens.