Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios making a dramatic winter feature

making a dramatic winter feature in the shade garden

where they grow on acidic soils at elevations between 1

named after Scottish botanist Francis Hamilton (1762-1829)

Aspidistra 'Snow Cap' is somewhat similar to the popular Aspidistra 'Asahi'

with terminal sprays of mauvy-lavender flowers held in attractive purple calyces which still show color after the flowering ends in late summer/early fall

Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios making a dramatic winter featureAmorphophallus konjac 'Shattered Glass', a 2003 introduction of plant breeder Dr. Michael Marcotrigiano, is the first ever variegated selection. The palm like green foliage is randomly sectored with white. This type of variegation is naturally unstable, so some years the amount of variegation can be quite dramatic, and some years, it may not show up at all, only to return the following season.