"Lar" wrote in message
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After they die back from first frost dig up the taro and cannas if they
are in soil and wrap in newspaper and store till Spring...

$$ The canna may make it but I lost my black taro every time.

Umbrella plant
may need to be kept in soil and kept moist inside a garage or basement
(not really sure)but the ones I see in Texas that are planted in the
ground die back in winter then come back

$$ Texas is warmer than NJ. If the roots freeze they will die. I tried
keeping them over by sinking them to the pond bottom. They didn't survive
the winter. They will live in a sunny window set in a pan of water.

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