Amorphophallus konjac Fall Flowering Plants Asclepias tuberosa is a heat

Asclepias tuberosa is a heat and drought tolerant US native

The mother tuber will form offsets

humid summers with lots of rain

(aka: Pelazoneuron kunthii

Amorphophallus konjac Fall Flowering Plants Asclepias tuberosa is a heat(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