AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC

This member of the Araceae family was described by Karl Heinrich Emil Koch in 1858. It is found in China, Korea Philippines, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam, growing in a rich peat with lots of water in summer. The single leaf of the plant will get 175 centimetres high, the sub-terrain bulb 40 centimetres in diameter. The extreme large flower is dark red-brown, and stinks! The plant can be reproduced both by seeds and dividing of the bulbs. SubFamily: Aroideae, Tribe: Thomsonieae

The genera name from ancient Greek amorphos, 'without form, misshapen' and phallos, 'penis', referring to the shape of the prominent spadix. The species name may originate from the local name. The flowers have a significant odour of - rotting meat.

This plant has a sub-terrain bulb, and is a little out of my league, but who would turn an offer like this down. I couldn't say No to Alex. Day six. Day twelve. Day eighteen. This is the bulb. Roots will appear on the top.