Colocasia esculenta Coal Miner Laos This deer-resistant 2005 introduction from

This deer-resistant 2005 introduction from Texan Greg Grant produces flowers that are over 1/3 larger than the typical turk's cap

Each 2' tall x 4" wide dark green leaf is heavily speckled with yellow flecks

long after the spring/early summer-flowering forms have faded into obscurity

Manihot grahamii does reseed a bit if allowed to mature

currently viewed as a cousin of the more popular yucca

Colocasia esculenta Coal Miner Laos This deer-resistant 2005 introduction fromSeveral years ago, we received plants from India as Colocasia antiquorum. One exceptional clone was subsequently christened Colocasia 'Coal Miner' and became a 2007 Plant Delights JLBG introduction. In appearance, Colocasia 'Coal Miner' looks like a larger version of Colocasia 'Illustris' except for emerging 2 months earlier (late March in NC), and not spreading underground as vigorously as Colocasia 'Illustris'. The black leaf pattern is similar to