Amorphophallus konjac
SKU:10237
Available OptionsWhat does in-spike mean?
4" Pot - Dormant Corm
$20
Not In-Spike
4" Pot Combo - 2 dormant corms
$35
Not In-Spike
Description
**Note! These plants are now dormant for the season, and we expect to see them sprout in the spring of 2025. This is the most cost-effective time to ship them as they are small and light!
An excellent houseplant for the unique plant grower! Also known as the "Voodoo Lily," Amorphophallus konjac is a unique and easy-to-grow aroid that grows to a 3.5-foot leaf span and develops multiple growths over time due to the corms making new 'pup' offshoots. This plant produces a new leaf each spring, which will grow and feed the corm until it sheds the foliage and rests for several months. After many years of this cycle, the tuber sends up a 5-foot tall flower that smells like rotten meat to attract its pollinator, flies, and carrion beetles. These plants are blooming-size when the corm reaches the size of a baseball. They like frequent water and fertilizer in summer. Once blooming size, they usually flower every 2 to 3 years in between. The hotter you grow, the faster they can re-flower (Southern USA is a great place to grow these outdoors).
Fun fact: In Japan, the corms are turned into gelatinous noodles and bars and used as a zero-calorie food, as the body cannot digest these. It is also considered a 'gut cleanser'. They market the product as 'konyaku', and it is now available in the US food industry often at your local supermarket!
Our plant sizes are as follows:
4" Pot - seedling, small corm, roughly the size of a quarter - 3 to 4 years to blooming size
5" Pot - mid-sized plants, 1"+ sized corm - 3 years to blooming size
6" Pot - 1.5" -2" corm - vegetative grows will reach 24-32 + inches. 1-2 years to blooming size
An excellent houseplant for the unique plant grower! Also known as the "Voodoo Lily," Amorphophallus konjac is a unique and easy-to-grow aroid that grows to a 3.5-foot leaf span and develops multiple growths over time due to the corms making new 'pup' offshoots. This plant produces a new leaf each spring, which will grow and feed the corm until it sheds the foliage and rests for several months. After many years of this cycle, the tuber sends up a 5-foot tall flower that smells like rotten meat to attract its pollinator, flies, and carrion beetles. These plants are blooming-size when the corm reaches the size of a baseball. They like frequent water and fertilizer in summer. Once blooming size, they usually flower every 2 to 3 years in between. The hotter you grow, the faster they can re-flower (Southern USA is a great place to grow these outdoors).
Fun fact: In Japan, the corms are turned into gelatinous noodles and bars and used as a zero-calorie food, as the body cannot digest these. It is also considered a 'gut cleanser'. They market the product as 'konyaku', and it is now available in the US food industry often at your local supermarket!
Our plant sizes are as follows:
4" Pot - seedling, small corm, roughly the size of a quarter - 3 to 4 years to blooming size
5" Pot - mid-sized plants, 1"+ sized corm - 3 years to blooming size
6" Pot - 1.5" -2" corm - vegetative grows will reach 24-32 + inches. 1-2 years to blooming size
Attributes
Temperature
Intermediate-Warm
Bloom Season
Spring, Summer
Fragrant
No
Light Level
Low-Medium
Color(s)
Purple
