Amorphophallus konjac Fall Flowering Plants but is strangely absent from

but is strangely absent from most American gardens

Asclepias tuberosa is a heat and drought tolerant US native

which means it grows during a reverse season to most perennials from the Northern Hemisphere

the worse you treat butterfly weed

The species name rostrata refers to the fruit

Amorphophallus konjac Fall Flowering Plants but is strangely absent from(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