Alocasia cucullata Butterfly Attracting Plants While flowering maple blooms well

While flowering maple blooms well in spring in the shade

000' elevation in Los Lirios

Most lenten roses are prolific re-seeders

we prefer to leave the stalks for winter interest

Dryopteris goldieana makes a spectacular clump

Alocasia cucullata Butterfly Attracting Plants While flowering maple blooms wellAlocasia cucullata is a husky, but compact elephant ear with thick, shiny, green, heart shaped leaves, each with curlicue, twisted tips and upturned leaf margins. Alocasia cucullata forms a sturdy, 3' tall x 3' wide clump with 7" wide x 1' long leaf blades at the end of the upright green petioles. The flower spathe is hooded (i. e., cucullate) with the whole flower structure hiding below the leaf. The robust growing Alocasia cucullata is just perfect