re: Help with getting rid of elephant ear plants

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I used trichlopyr to kill banana plants and canna lilies I wanted to get rid of with great success. If you want to try it on elephant ears cut the stems just above ground level, “paint” the trichlopyr over the top of the fresh wound. The herbicide is translocated to the root system. Just have to be persistent with it as you won’t kill it all on the first go around.

The herbicide is sold as “Stump and Vine Killer” in retail plant nurseries or hardware stores. Bonide is just one of several brands, and has the little brush attached to the lid, as I recall. You don’t have to mix it, apply diectly to the fresh cut wound.
Stump and Vine Killer

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