Amorphophallus konjac

[Tindomul]

Originally Posted by sbrofio

Hi! don't know the hardiness of bulbifer. This should resist at 7-8°C if complete dry. Now the bigger tuber is about to arrive at the complete flowering (And dead meat smell....): 140 cm Tall! Gonna post some pics in 3 or 4 days ;-)

Well I guess I should cross my fingers! A layer of snow on top should protect it.

[sbrofio]

Yes fingers crossed! !

[sbrofio]

Here the situation yesterday and today. Stem and inflorescence is 145 cm (4 feet and 9). To reach this size it tooks 18 days: something like 7 cm (2.8")every day!
Now the plant is outside because is smelling like dead rot meat... just perfect if you don't want nosy neighbors
but be sure to call police once in a while to say you killed nobody and there aren't any corpse

Technically this is not a flower, it's an inflorescence: you can see the little flowers at the base of the spadix (the purple "column" in the centre). Tomorrow a pic with me nearby

[Tindomul]

Thats just awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[Leafmite]

I think this is a very cool plant! Unfortunately, my spouse objects to any flowers that smell unsavory. Even my Bulbophyllums must have fragrance that smell pleasant.

[sbrofio]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

I think this is a very cool plant! Unfortunately, my spouse objects to any flowers that smell unsavory. Even my Bulbophyllums must have fragrance that smell pleasant.

Yeah, I know. Luckly I live alone, but my friends want to make a collection and give me a Amaryllis NOWAY!! Make a collection and give me a A. paeonifolius

Here we are today. I'm 1.70 m tall (5 ft and 7in).

[Tindomul]

Thats awesome!! I love it.

[sbrofio]

yes, it looks like a sculpture. Also I wonder if I think it needs only 2 weeks to grow that size. It's an incredible speed of growth for new cells! I believe only some bamboo can make better than these. I don't go wrong, some bamboo can grow up to 1 m (3 ft and more) in 1 day. Amazing!