Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor Woodwardia pink and white flowers

pink and white flowers

medium orange flowers

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

are topped with light lavender flowers in early summer

a true superstar of the shade garden

Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor Woodwardia pink and white flowersThanks 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