'Dinosaur food' says it all for this slowly creeping perennial, it looks as if it just arrived from the Jurrassic era! It is one of the largest herbaceous perennials on earth! Native to eastern South America with amazing, huge, lobed, ruffled and highly textured leaves which grow to be to 6-8' across on 6' prickly, hairy petioles. Interesting tiny reddish-green flowers grow on club-like stalks; though not frost hardy, they can be grown in containers and brought in to a cool frost-free location for the winter. Such an unusual beauty they are well with growing, they do require a special spot! PSh/M-W (not dry)
