Hello Everyone!
Thanks for the very detailed response Rick. Apologies for the late reply.
Update. They are alive. Recovering slowly but they are alive.
I explained the issues to a very nice lady at the local nursery.
Premium moisture controlled soil was bought along with a product that reduces the shock of re-potting.
I made sure that all of the planters were well ventilated from the bottom.
The 6" planters have plates above the water reservoir and those plates are ventilated but anything above 6" is not ventilated that well.
The plants are in a room that gets a lot of light during the day but not direct sunlight.
This past Sunday I was organizing a bookshelf and found a pamphlet with planting and care instructions from one of the nurseries like Direct Gardening or Inter-State. I found the Elephant Ears in the House Plants section.
Aside from the regular tips on humidity and light requirements there is a warning about using tap water.
Rain water or bottled water is recommended. The tap water can actually kill the plant.
I am pretty sure that it is the tap water that killed the 3 foot elephant ear that I had before these patients arrived.
Along with the tray of pebbles and water misting is suggested.
I also discovered that the wilting can be a sign that they are going dormant because of the time of year.
Advice is to leave them alone for about 8 weeks if they do go dormant but do not let the soil dry out.
After 8 weeks start watering again with small amounts from the top and they should start responding.
I do not think that these are going dormant because new leaves are appearing. I will continue misting.
Thanks again for everyone's help.
Best Regards,
Rob
