One of the broken leaves is three feet long. I trimmed them all back for the fall, and to let more morning light into the garden. I believe that because they are so prolific, they will rebound next spring, if not sooner. In the meantime my winter garden will have a little more winter light.
Elephant ears mostly trimmed out.
And used to “mulch” the plantains/
To let more light into the garden, I cut back the elephant ears. I placed them around the plantains and the trimmed back elephant ears as mulch.