Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor Woodwardia That species only has dirty

That species only has dirty white flowers

are topped with light lavender flowers in early summer

the half dollar-sized red and yellow pie-shaped flowers appear at ground level among the leaf stalks

a true superstar of the shade garden

each highlighted with a narrow creamy yellow streak in the center of each leaf

Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor Woodwardia That species only has dirtyThanks to Alabama collector extraordinaire Hayes Jackson for sharing this winter hardy form of Leucocasia (formerly Colocasia) gigantea that we named 'Survivor'. In rich, moist soils, it easily reached 8' tall x 9' wide. Leucocasia gigantea 'Survivor' has also returned in our Zone 7b garden without mulch since 1999. Resembling an alocasia, the 6' tall grey petioles (stalks) hold the large, silver veined, grey green leaves outright. When the plants