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It was at the one off HWY 494 and Portland Ave. in Richfield (Minnesota). I just happened to see the box out of the corner of my eye (says Elephant Ears in big letters with a photo) they are located outside in the nursery section but not with the other spring bulbs just on a bench with some pansies or something. The tubers are just in a box with a pricetag and planting instructions STAPLED to the tuber!
Hopefully they're hardy enough to withstand those staples!
If you go to get some make sure to feel them all around. There's a few with squishy spots in the box but the box is rather full so there ought to be plenty good ones in there. They are nice sized tubers too, one I got is about softball size and the other is about twice that size only oblong like a potato. Each weighs several pounds.
Hopefully they're hardy enough to withstand those staples!
If you go to get some make sure to feel them all around. There's a few with squishy spots in the box but the box is rather full so there ought to be plenty good ones in there. They are nice sized tubers too, one I got is about softball size and the other is about twice that size only oblong like a potato. Each weighs several pounds.
Garden? What garden? Heh, Patio and front landscaping of the condominium complex is where I hide pots of plants here and there and it makes it look more interesting outside here.
I live on a second story condo but from the time the outdoors is 50 + at night I keep plants outside. I try to only buy the "tropical" types that can survive my house (i.e. Alocasia, etc ) with thick heavy leaves and low light tolerance. They just barely grow in winter but do get big over the summer and flower as the temps get cold in fall. I just can't do Neps outside cos we don't have the humidity even though we have a large lake nearby and seems plenty steamy to me from June til late Sept. I finally got rid of the squeaky old porch swing on the patio today when I bought home a 5 foot tall Phaius "Nun Orchid" so now I have a ton of new space!
Talk about an angry girlfriend!
I live on a second story condo but from the time the outdoors is 50 + at night I keep plants outside. I try to only buy the "tropical" types that can survive my house (i.e. Alocasia, etc ) with thick heavy leaves and low light tolerance. They just barely grow in winter but do get big over the summer and flower as the temps get cold in fall. I just can't do Neps outside cos we don't have the humidity even though we have a large lake nearby and seems plenty steamy to me from June til late Sept. I finally got rid of the squeaky old porch swing on the patio today when I bought home a 5 foot tall Phaius "Nun Orchid" so now I have a ton of new space!
Talk about an angry girlfriend!
