Remusatia pumila 'Mini Mask' (Dwarf Hitchhiker Elephant Ear)

Part Sun to ShadeZone: 7b-10 14" tall Origin: China, India

Web-Only! Shoulda, coulda, woulda been an elephant ear. Remusatia is one of those splinter groups of fundamentalist elephant ears that broke off from the genus colocasia over differences in reproductive philosophy. R. pumila 'Mini Mask' is a PDN selection with a particularly dark face on the 8" long x 5" wide leaves. Each leaf is highlighted by muted silver veins and a dark purple blush to the leaf back. R. pumila is a slowly stoloniferous species that makes a 4' wide non-invasive mound to 5 years. The plant is made up of 14" tall leaf stalks that emerge in mid-June. In early spring, the spiky, fragrant, yellow flowers are produced inside the leaf canopy. In the wild, R. pumila grows in humus-like soil and occasionally as an epiphyte. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)