Amorphophallus konjac Fall Flowering Plants (aka: Pelazoneuron kunthii

(aka: Pelazoneuron kunthii

evergreen leaves lie outward

The mother tuber will form offsets

the clump is topped by spikes of bright orange-red flowers (RHS 43A)

but is strangely absent from most American gardens

Amorphophallus konjac Fall Flowering Plants (aka: Pelazoneuron kunthii(aka: Amorphophallus, Hydrosme rivieri) This unusual, hardy, tuberous aroid has one giant divided leaf on top of a 4 5' tall, green and purple mottled, fleshy stalk (petiole). When old enough, the tuber produces a fascinating 5' flower (early May, before the leaf emerges) resembling a giant vase made from the purple vinyl used for cheap '70s car seats. The vase (spathe) is home to a 3' purple spadix that sits atop a 2' speckled petiole gather your