Colocasia esculenta Coal Miner Laos this Hedychium selection is the

this Hedychium selection is the earliest ginger to flower

Each 2' tall x 4" wide dark green leaf is heavily speckled with yellow flecks

older specimens develop a horizontal trunk up to 4' long that lays on the ground

evergreen perennial with brilliant yellow

Colocasia esculenta Coal Miner Laos this Hedychium selection is theSeveral years ago, we received plants from India as Colocasia antiquorum. One exceptional clone was subsequently christened Colocasia 'Coal Miner' and became a 2007 Plant Delights JLBG introduction. In appearance, Colocasia 'Coal Miner' looks like a larger version of Colocasia 'Illustris' except for emerging 2 months earlier (late March in NC), and not spreading underground as vigorously as Colocasia 'Illustris'. The black leaf pattern is similar to