Another easy to grow species from the Himalayas for the cold house, having a segmented leaf carried on a heavily mottled petiole. Although easily grown, they are hardly ever offered for sale. You can expect the tubers to produce a plant approximately 2 feet tall. They produce a beautiful yellow to apple green spathe with a matching cream spadix.
Large Flowering size dormant tubers offered which will flower the same year.
Grow Amorphophallus in large pots or in shaded areas in a mild garden. Place a single bulb (7.5 cm dia size bulbs in 25 cm pot) 7.5-10 cm deep and cover with compost. For outdoor planting place bulbs 25-30 cm apart. Rich soil comprising of leaf mould, loam, sand and grit in equal parts is recommended. Keep dry till they sprout. Water and feed regularly thereafter.
