Looks like some kind of arum, I'd guess alocasia or colocasia.

I don't remember seeing a colocasia so glossy, so I'd suggest alocasia.

I'd agree it looks very aroid. But the chances of a colocasia or alocasia popping up in a PNW garden are remote to nonexistant!! If I had to guess, I'd lean towards something more along the lines of Lysichiton americanus, western skunk cabbage. But I'm not sold on that and have a hard time considering it being a companion - even for a short time - for a hebe :-)

Shirley, have you asked Richie about it? If he doesn't know, I sure can't help!!

Yeah, don't believe in skunk cabbage. I look forward to someone id'ing it...it's very interesting.

Ohhh....now that's a very good possibility!! IIRC, the OP did have a cardiocrinum or two planted in her garden. And that certainly does look like new growth on a giant lily.

Yes, it's a Cardiocrinum.

Well, darn, it's not an arum...we were wrong. I've never seen a cardiocrinum because I didn't figure a monocarpic triennial was worth the fuss. I may have to reassess that thought because of this darn foliage.

PS Oh my god, Pacific Bulb Society tells me that they aren't monocarpic...my world is upside down in 5 minutes.

After they bloom, their pups take off again so they do appear to be not monocarpic, but since the original bulb dies I would still consider them monocarpic. In my garden, the foliage never looked like that for long. Some unknown, unseen muncher turned them into lace by late spring. Annoying, but it did bloom eventually. 5 years in...

Hmm, and I think I have slugs bad (which is probably the muncher)..I don't want lacework...really...hate to see damaged foliage.

macranthos, Good Catch! lol that is it. One Cardiocrinum was brought into the garden about 7 years ago and planted about 30 feet at least from where this one was found. The original plant but has not bloomed yet and was moved to a better spot. This one must have hitchhiked along with the hebe that was dug up. It wound up on a slope in the sunniest part of the garden - but in the shade of the 4 ft. hebe. It is suggested that they want moist soil with partial shade. Of course the hebe was happy with dry soil but was dinged by the snow so we dug it up = they are cheap and probably not replace it. Strange bed-fellows! lol Thank everyone!!

Slugs are murder on Cardiocrinum unless kept beaten back.

" chances of a colocasia or alocasia popping up in a PNW garden are remote "

It looks like some posters on this forum have access to the info the others do not. From what I can see

I would rather conclude that OP is located in Arizona.

I assumed they were slugs too so I baited like mad... made no difference. No slug trails anywhere. It continues to be a mystery.

Will bait for sure. Thanks for the reminder. The other Cardiocrinums in the garden do not have this beautiful foliage. I will have to find them and check for sure.

windberry, I live in Shoreline, WA just north of Seattle. The ophoenix stands for my late son's foundation - Ophoenix Public Benefit Corp. and our website www.accessiblegardens.org.

"I would rather conclude that OP is located in Arizona."

And yet she posted in the Northwest Gardening Forum :-) Plus, I know her personally....we used to be neighbors and many of the plants that were in my old garden now reside - very happily - in hers.

Windberry, if you sign in via Houzz, you may or may not see location info. If you sign in via gardenweb (just replace Houzz with gardenweb in the webaddress bar) you will see any location info that they may have added. Since I am signed in via GW I see Ophoenix (8b PNW).

If a person adds their location as a last name on their My Houzz page everyone can see location. You could add it to your My Houzz page also so we always know your location.

Thanks NHBabs. I didn't know I have to use tricks to see all what is there on the page. I can see now locations of other people, too. Before I could see it only for gardengal. It is sad though that it works, or I should say doe's not work, this way, because I am probably not the only one who was or still is "left in the dark".