This very large tuber, Amorphophallus rivieri, is just waking up from a winter nap in the basement where it was...

It's also known as Rattlesnake Plant, Devil's Tongue, Stink Plant, Sacred Lily of India, and Voodoo Lily... This tuber weighed around 40 pounds, was 16 inches in diameter. A tuber to remember!

...preparing to grow into a oddly beautiful, strong-smelling, large pink and burgundy bloom in February and March. Here they are at the ending of the bloom early spring. These are medium sized tubers. After one summer outside, it had cloned itself into two monsters and several medium sized tubers... In 1999 I decided to leave them all in the ground for the winter, covered up with lots of compost and leaves. Guess what happened? THEY TURNED INTO MUSH!!

Here is Pete with the full-bore bloomers in February. He does not have a clothespin on his nose.

This is the leaf form of the Amorph, mid-summer, almost 5 feet tall. On the right is a bloom, stinky!   Home Page | Composting | Worms | Cats | Roses | Suza's Plants | Garden Tips | Ponds and Aquatics | TradeWorms...world travelers | Related Links suzaplants@earthlink.net All text and photos © suza. All rights reserved.