I love plants with big leaves. Big, bold leaves add excitement and texture to my garden … and would do so, in fact, to your garden as well. It’s especially nice to place them next to plants with finer-textured foliage.
For example, I planted my biggest leaved plant, Petasites Japonicus, next to a dark red Japanese maple. The combo offers contrast in size, texture, and color. Sweet!
Today, I have a collection of big-leaved plants and am always looking for places to plant more. Now where can I put that banana?
If you are interested in having a plant with big leaves, a good place to start is with an elephant ear in a pot. This summer, I purchased an elephant ear bulb, about 4 inches across, at Home Depot. I planted it in a big pot, about 4 inches deep, put it in the sun, and watered a lot. It took a while to come up, causing me to worry that it was dead. Eventually it made an appearance, however, and went on to produce several leaves of impressive size. I watered it daily and fertilized it a couple of times during the summer.
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Nice post, I like the contrast of the plants.