Leonotis leonurus Patterned Foliage Plants of xLeucocolocasia 'Noble Gigante'

Plants of xLeucocolocasia 'Noble Gigante' reach 5' in height with 3' long

introduced in 1981 by North Carolina's own Van Sellers

The small blue-green trifoliate foliage provides a nice foil for the flowers

though should one be passing through the garden they would make use of the flowers when so few other plants are in bloom

they aren't a draw for pollinators

Leonotis leonurus Patterned Foliage Plants of xLeucocolocasia 'Noble Gigante'Thanks to Jimmy Turner, formerly of the Dallas Arboretum, for sharing this winter hardy form of a plant that we had killed many times. This deer resistant South African native is found growing in rocky grasslands where it makes a huge 8' tall x 4' wide shrub. For us, Leonotis leonurus is a more demure dieback perennial (4' tall x 4' wide) composed of upright stems and narrow, fuzzy, green leaves. In late October, the clumps burst into bloom with