Colocasia 'Distant Memory'

Colocasia 'Distant Memory'A new and extremely vigorous hybrid elephant ear! Large, arrow shaped leaves are lightly puckered and glossy black in color when grown in the sun. Colocasia 'Distant Memory' forms a striking 4 5' tall specimen that holds its huge leaves in a unique, upright manner. A fast grower that thrives in the heat, with rich soil and lots of moisture. The Elephant is a symbol for Alzheimer's Disease ("an elephant never forgets"), so it is symbolic that Walters

You can't call yourself a true hosta-holic if you don't grow this classic

A complex hybrid with 'Neptune'

The enormous

compact clump

From a cross of 'Sea Drift' x H

Goodwin - 2007)

heavy leaves emerge blue in the spring and take on green tones by mid summer

but Hosta 'Pandora's Box' is surprisingly vigorous and will form a mature mound about 3" tall and 8" across

this phenomenon is called cresting

Not only is the plant smaller and more compact

rounded mound about 6-8" tall and 14-18" across that blooms with cute purple flowers in mid summer

well draining soil