Amorphophallus yunnanensis Hallucinogenic Plants Once the tuber saves up

Once the tuber saves up enough energy (usually 2-3 years)

The initial rosettes are 18" tall x 3' wide

it has proved to be the most imposing of the pokers that we grow

so our goal is to sort out the different ones and give them cultivar names so you'll know if you're buying an early or late flowering form

Amorphophallus yunnanensis Hallucinogenic Plants Once the tuber saves upThis fun, easy to grow species from Yunnan, China makes a small plant to 3' tall. The single leaf is held atop a 2 3' tall, smooth, dark green stalk, beautifully mottled with lighter green and flesh colored blotches. The flower of Amorphophallus yunnanensis emerges in early spring, albeit nothing like its better endowed cousins. The 3 6" tall spadix, looking like a pink alien head with a white neck, sits atop a nicely mottled 1 2' tall petiole