Oops sorry I meant first frost!

I remember last year I planted an escuelenta from Walmart that was sitting there all year dormant in August and before frost it was as tall as me. Maybe it was trying to make up for the time it could have spent growing all summer :)

Unless something freaky happens, Darien should not see any measureable frost 'til into December/Jan??? We do not live far from Darien....frost is not much of an issue here until very late. Your friend should be able to re-establish the Colocasia. I would recommend putting it in a big black pot, placing the pot where it gets a little morning sun to warm the root zone. I just potted up an Upright Elephant Ear (Alocasia) and a big Colocasia (local pass-along plant..cultivar unknown)...both are doing fine, despite being rolled about by both Frances, and Jeanne. I would move the pot into a garage as frost threatens, letting it go completely dormant. I have wacked off many starts from these plants reletively late in the fall, to give away (re-planted in the ground), and they have done fine. Good Luck..

Usually around the first of December....on average. it can happen 2 weeks earlier or later with regularity.