Colocasia esculenta Redemption PP 34729 Dracunculus While it has been winter

While it has been winter hardy for us in the ground since 2005

" The flowers that top the clumps in late April through early May are a ruffled

Although known horticulturally as Serbian bellflower

Unless an extremely cold winter burns back the foliage

Colocasia esculenta Redemption PP 34729 Dracunculus While it has been winter(aka: Colocasia 'COREDE') Colocasia 'Redemption' is a breakthrough in elephant ear breeding from Kentucky's Brian Williams. This masterpiece grows to 4' tall, with corrugated dark black purple foliage that serves as a background for the central pattern of pink that takes up 1 3 of the leaf surface, both front and back. The pink color also follows the vein lines partially toward the leaf edge truly stunning.