Amorphophallus brevispathus Saururus The perennial species can be

The perennial species can be either herbaceous or woody

and producing lots of offspring

Podophyllum pleianthum doesn't run or go dormant in early summer

The thick green stems of Arisaema muratae emerge in early May from enormous fist-shaped tubers

highlighted by the dramatic red-purple veining in the leaves

Amorphophallus brevispathus Saururus The perennial species can beWe 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