Amorphophallus brevispathus Aucuba First coming to the US

First coming to the US in 1948 via the USDA

one of the finest members of the ginger family

the fruits on the old flower stalk turn jet black

the plants grow vigorously the first season forming a 20" tall stalk

Amorphophallus brevispathus Aucuba First coming to the USWe were fortunate to see Amorphophallus brevispathus in the wild in Thailand in 2005, growing in tiny cracks in huge rocks slippery rocks, north of Bangkok. The nice monks (probably redundant) were kind enough to allow us to collect a few samples from which these were propagated. Amorphophallus brevispathus forms an 18" tall green petiole, topped with a plain green leaf what else would you expect from monks? The strange part is the flower brevispathus