Colocasia esculenta Diamond Head PP 19939 Phlomis green castor bean-like leaves emerging

green castor bean-like leaves emerging from an underground rhizome

Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant' is a superb form of our native deer-resistant Iris cristata

although it's certainly tolerant of short term drought

Lining the walkway were these giant

Colocasia esculenta Diamond Head PP 19939 Phlomis green castor bean-like leaves emergingColocasia 'Diamond Head' is a 2008 release from John Cho's breeding program that took elephant ears to a whole new level. With this introduction, John has been able to combine the color of Colocasia 'Black Magic' with the glossy leaf surface usually seen only in alocasias. The 15" long, glossy, chocolate black, lightly ruffled edged leaves compose a well behaved 4' tall clump. Remember, rich moist soil grows the best elephant ears.