That weed pic looks more like a fantasy garden to me. There's some "fancier" elephant ears at a store in the next town over that look kind of like that. They're $30! The tag says they're only hardy to Z9 though, so I'm not getting into it. Hilo beauty didn't show back up after last winter (that really wasn't winter, with a low of 25 for the season,) and right next to where it was, a Persian shield bloomed in the middle of January, so I'll stick to C. esculenta. If I had a basement here, that would be another story!
Wonder why I don't have any Ficus at all at the moment? Guess I haven't seen a cute little one since I accidentally killed the big one a few years ago with cold. Probably for the best, I get dermatitis (a rash like poison ivy!) if I get latex sap on me.
Alex, if you feel like it, I'd love to see a pic of your plant!
