Remusatia vivipara Son La Physostegia who shared it with his

who shared it with his local gardening friend

not to be confused with the mythical whorled peas

which resembles young palm leaves

very pointed

narrow green leaves

Remusatia vivipara Son La Physostegia who shared it with hisWe are pleased to once again offer our exceptional collection of the hitchhiker elephant ear, Remusatia vivipara, from near the northern Vietnam town of Son La where we found it growing in rocky, shaded slopes with Amorphophallus yunnanensis and Disporopsis longifolia. The large, often solitary elephant ear like, olive green leaves, which don't stick their heads above ground until mid June (NC) are backed with large purple blotches most prominent on