Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor Adiantum most are perennial

most are perennial

with cinnamon flower stalks ending in pendent flowers

This is a superb plant for pollinators late in the growing season

the tips of each branch are home to marble-sized fuzzy orange balls

Hibiscus like 'Fantasia' grow naturally in standing shallow water

Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor Adiantum most are perennialThanks 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