Amorphophallus napalensis Winter Delights Hellebores upright strap-like dark burgundy leaves

upright strap-like dark burgundy leaves

bright red fruits follow the flowers in fall/winter

This Japanese selection of their native aucuba is painfully slow-growing

they have always resprouted nicely when summer warmth arrived

Amorphophallus napalensis Winter Delights Hellebores upright strap-like dark burgundy leavesThis native to India and Nepal has proven to be one of the easiest to grow and most reliable amorphophallus in our garden. You'll love the 3' tall, fleshy, tan and black patterned petiole especially if you are a closet petiolephile. At the top of each petiole sits a radial leaf resembling a miniature palm tree. For us, Amorphophallus napalensis offsets very slowly and does so very close to the original tuber. Once the tuber is large enough to flower,