My, what big leaves you have

Walking down to the patio one afternoon I was surprised to see a fallen Paulownia tomentosa leaf laying across a paver. They usually stay in the far corner of the garden and dry-up there, so I never see their real size. I was shocked to see it almost filled an entire 2-ft square paver. That sent me out gathering other large leaves from around the garden to see how they compared.

Here's the Paulownia tomentosa leaf, pretty much 2-ft by 2-ft.

Magnolia macrophylla, a good 2-ft long

Schefflera delavayi, to be fair to the plant I must say this is a rare three-part, rather than five-part, "leaf." It was the only one I could find on the shrub that was yellowed, and I wasn't about to cut a healthy green one, so, poor schefflera gets represented by an undersized specimen.

Trachycarpus fortunei, much larger than 2-ft square

Tetrapanax papyrifer, also much larger.

Podophyllum pleianthum

And finally, Hosta 'Sum and Substance',

I'll have to do something similar with my small leaved plants someday, although that will be a bit more challenging to photograph.

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