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Amorphophallus konjac |
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| Common name |
elephant yam; umbrella arum |
| Family |
araceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z6-10) |
| Size |
to 5' |
| Light |
part-full shade |
I received a tuber for this plant in a generous trade last fall. Stored in mulch through late winter, then potted into potting soil in late spring, it never showed a sign of life - so I just set its pot outside. It wasn't until mid-July that my patience was rewarded: first a spike of growth emerged from the soil, not unlike an asparagus shoot (although a comparison to fellow aroids jack-in-the-pulpits would be more appropriate). At that stage, I gave it a place in a semi-shady area of our side garden, and forgot to look for a week or two. When I finally did, I was surprised to see how it had evolved, into a little palm of attractively two-toned leaflets. It will probably be a few years before we will see its striking purple inflorescence (if indeed it survives in our garden); in the meantime, I'll be happy just to observe its progress and habits.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Helpful in Georgia | Jun 14, 2009 | [I received this comment by email, but wanted to share it here. Rob]
I was trying to find out what part of the country you live in and tell you to place him in the sun only little shade unless deep south and full sun will do there but he tends to go dormant in August in south georgia. I also keep mine in a large pot and he makes lots of little ones even before he blooms. In south georgia mine comes up the last of may and now is 3 feet high. He is in full sun. I also take mine in when they go dormant and leave them there till spring before putting them back out. I don't water while dormant but maybe once.
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