Alocasia cucullata Butterfly Attracting Plants Dryopteris goldieana makes a spectacular

Dryopteris goldieana makes a spectacular clump

While flowering maple blooms well in spring in the shade

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Dryopteris x clintoniana makes a 3' tall clump of dark green evergreen foliage

Aucuba 'Limbata' is a female clone

Alocasia cucullata Butterfly Attracting Plants Dryopteris goldieana makes a spectacularAlocasia cucullata is a husky, but compact elephant ear with thick, shiny, green, heart shaped leaves, each with curlicue, twisted tips and upturned leaf margins. Alocasia cucullata forms a sturdy, 3' tall x 3' wide clump with 7" wide x 1' long leaf blades at the end of the upright green petioles. The flower spathe is hooded (i. e., cucullate) with the whole flower structure hiding below the leaf. The robust growing Alocasia cucullata is just perfect