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Originally Posted by Kingt82
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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Yes, I thought I had read somewhere that someone happened to come across a few growing wild in PA, near a pond or something like that. If not here then another plant forum for certain.
And Snarkie is correct that placing them close to the house (or any large area of cement) could possibly help them survive the winter.
Keep us posted if you try any of the suggestions.