Since I'm in zone 6, I have to overwinter my POTTED elephant ears. I don't have the room or a good place to grow it indoors for the winter. On one site I came across, it said that buyers should avoid letting Illustris go into dormancy during the winter months. Does anyone know why they would say that? Have other gardeners successfully overwintered Illustris in a dormant state? Thanks so much for your help!!

Moving your question to the Tropicals forum.

Colocasia antiquorum Illustrious is a colocasia just like any other colocasia. There isn't any reason why you can't let it go dormant. Understand, though, that ALL colocasias come back very small initially after dormancy. How big they ultimately get depends on your growing conditions, how much you feed them and how much water they get