Amorphophallus brevispathus Saururus The thick green stems of

The thick green stems of Arisaema muratae emerge in early May from enormous fist-shaped tubers

The perennial species can be either herbaceous or woody

Podophyllum pleianthum doesn't run or go dormant in early summer

They are joined in late winter (February in NC) by the 2" tall flowers ranging from pink to purple

and Trillium sulcatum (dark blood red)

Amorphophallus brevispathus Saururus The thick green stems ofWe were fortunate to see Amorphophallus brevispathus in the wild in Thailand in 2005, growing in tiny cracks in huge rocks slippery rocks, north of Bangkok. The nice monks (probably redundant) were kind enough to allow us to collect a few samples from which these were propagated. Amorphophallus brevispathus forms an 18" tall green petiole, topped with a plain green leaf what else would you expect from monks? The strange part is the flower brevispathus