Thymophylla pentachaeta var pentachaeta Laredo Gold Tropical Colocasia esculenta 'Elepaio' is a

Colocasia esculenta 'Elepaio' is a true curiosity and what we call a "fun" plant for the garden

textural contrast to the bolder textures of agaves and cactus

each adorned with small reddish purple spots

and easy-to-grow evergreen fern

tightly-offsetting specimen that thrives in full sun in well-drained

Thymophylla pentachaeta var pentachaeta Laredo Gold Tropical Colocasia esculenta 'Elepaio' is a(aka: Dyssodia tenuiloba) We are in love with the long flowering Thymophylla pentachaeta var. pentachaeta 'Laredo Gold', which graces us with masses of gold flowers from spring through fall, in our sunny, dry rock garden. This Texas Arizona native is one of the showiest summer flowering plants we grow. This 2023 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a Patrick McMillan collection comes from a population in Texas. Not only is this short lived,