Alocasia macrorrhizos Black Foliage Plants This selection was made at

This selection was made at the University of British Columbia from seed collected by Dick Pearson from the alpine forests (9500' elevation) of Mt

Asclepias incarnata stays fresh in a vase as well as being a monarch butterfly indulgence

rounded foliage (glossy purple in winter) that lays flat on the ground

Asarum splendens is a vigorously rhizomatous species

Alocasia macrorrhizos Black Foliage Plants This selection was made at(syn: Alocasia macrorrhiza) This very cool elephant ear is quite different from the typical Colocasia esculenta. The thick, sculpted, glossy green, wavy edged leaves are held upright on dramatically rigid stems. A clump of giant upright elephant ears is guaranteed to stop visitors in their tracks especially if they walk into it! Alocasia macrorrhizos has been quite hardy in the Raleigh area, surviving 0 degrees F, but prefers it a bit warmer.