Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor 2b Once the tuber is large

Once the tuber is large enough to flower

truly superb

and the tropical herbaceous perennial Strelitzia reginae

add another 1-2 feet to the height as the spathe sports maroon tinges around the edges and the spadix glares bold maroon throughout

They are grown as much for their spring floral display as for their evergreen silver spotted or entirely silvered foliage

Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor 2b Once the tuber is largeThanks 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