Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor Adiantum arrowhead-shaped leaves

arrowhead-shaped leaves

Hibiscus like 'Fantasia' grow naturally in standing shallow water

this easy-to-grow

closely related to the better known Arisaema candidissimum and Arisaema fargesii

with cinnamon flower stalks ending in pendent flowers

Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor Adiantum arrowhead-shaped leavesThanks 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