Amorphophallus konjac
Devil's tongue, Snake palm, Umbrella arum, Voodoo lily, Amorphophallus rivieri, Amorphophallus mairei, Konjaku, Konnyaku, Konjac
Amorphophallus Amorphophallus
A. konjac - A. konjac is a tuberous perennial with erect, ovate, purple-brown spathes borne on spotted stalks in summer followed by orange-red berries. The flower and fruit are followed by a single, large, dissected leaf with elliptic, mid-green leaflets borne on a mottled, olive-green and brownish-white leaf stalk.
Amorphophallus konjac is: Deciduous
Erect
Brown, Purple in Summer
Mid-green in Autumn
Glasshouse red spider mite , Root mealybugs , Whitefly Glasshouse red spider mite , Root mealybugs , Whitefly
Sow seed with heat as soon as ripe.
Offsets, Seed
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Amorphophallus konjac (Devil's tongue) will reach a height of 1.3m and a spread of 2m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Sub-Tropical
Plant dormant tubers 10cm deep in late winter/early spring in moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade. In containers, use deep pots at least twice the diameter of the tuber. Water freely & feed monthly in growth. Reduce water as foliage dies.
Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
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Amorphophallus konjac
Devil's tongue, Snake palm, Umbrella arum, Voodoo lily, Amorphophallus rivieri, Amorphophallus mairei, Konjaku, Konnyaku, Konjac
Amorphophallus Amorphophallus
A. konjac - A. konjac is a tuberous perennial with erect, ovate, purple-brown spathes borne on spotted stalks in summer followed by orange-red berries. The flower and fruit are followed by a single, large, dissected leaf with elliptic, mid-green leaflets borne on a mottled, olive-green and brownish-white leaf stalk.
Deciduous
Erect
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Brown, Purple in Summer
Mid-green in Autumn
Glasshouse red spider mite , Root mealybugs , Whitefly
Sow seed with heat as soon as ripe.
Offsets, Seed
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Amorphophallus konjac (Devil's tongue) will reach a height of 1.3m and a spread of 2m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Sub-Tropical
Plant dormant tubers 10cm deep in late winter/early spring in moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade. In containers, use deep pots at least twice the diameter of the tuber. Water freely & feed monthly in growth. Reduce water as foliage dies.
Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
Zone 12, Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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