Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Survivor 2b Once the tuber is large

Once the tuber is large enough to flower

you'll just have to see it for yourself

something to do with the location where it was originally found

a long thread-like tail on the end of the spathe (hood) accents the purple and white pitcher

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