Elephant Ear Plant. Other recommendations include ferns of contrasting colors, flowers like begonias, and foliage with smaller leaves like coleus. In addition to that, the elephant ear plant that has more greener leaves needs more direct sunlight.
Harden off elephant ear plants for about a week prior to placing them outdoors. Alocasias are commonly planted as houseplants. The elephant ear plant, the common name for several tropical plant species called colocasia, alocasia, or xanthosoma, is named for the sheer size of its large leaves.