They were at our Lowe's as well. I was going to buy one and then I remembered this scene from Scotland (that I'm sure I've posted before):

These are also Farfugium, different species, but extreme growth. And no, this picture was NOT photo-shopped. That's an 8' bench.

It is Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum. They like shade and moist soil. Great evergreen perennial that grows well, mixes well with many different types of plantings; tropical, woodland, perennial, Asian, etc. They are hardy to zone 7. They flower late fall through winter and the flowers attract butterflies, especially Monarchs. It is in the Asteraceae, Aster Family.

The plant in the pic from Scotland is actually a Gunnera, probably Gunnera manicata. There are several species of Gunnera native to high altitude locations in South America. They don't tolerate severe cold but don't tolerate heat either. They grow well in the Pacific Northwest and the British isles.

Thanks, Eric. I wasn't sure which one it was. Maybe now I'll go get the Farfugium.

We trialed a bunch of Farfugium and Ligularia here at Leu Gardens many years ago. Only Farfugium japonicum did well here. F. japonicum var. giganteum has the largest leaves. There are other nice varieties with smaller leaves. the "species" form of Fargium japonicum has green leaves about half the size and plain green. 'Auromaculatum' has nice gold spotted leaves. 'Crispatum' has crested foliage and 'Variegatum' has leaves variegated with white. I would love to see a variegated form of var. giganteum.

I'm glad to see Farfugium getting popular in the Florida nursery trade now. We promoted it for years as a good perennial for Florida.