Check out my Amorphophallus Collection - Corpse Flower

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW they are so BEAUTIFUL and I LOVE the amazing big palm leaves on them, I dont have any Amorphophallus in my collection but its on my wish list haha :-D thanks so much for sharing Bill, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@PlantzNThings]

I hope you find one some day :) it's worth a try.

[@tdr3471]

I bought a titanum on a whim and I've been fascinated with amorphophallus ever since! I have no idea what I'll do when it gets bigger, but that's a problem for future me lol. Would love to find the peony version, the leaves are so pretty

[@RestrictedTr33]

I really like amorphophallus. Here in London, Ontario, the city actually has some growing in a couple of public places, one of which is a wedding venue. I go check them out every year. I don't know what species it is, but it does well as a perennial, they do not get brought in for the winter. They look like Konjac I think.

[@sharonrichardson6563]

Love these plants💕

[@BBQNBLUES]

Excellent Video ! I've been curious about these stinkers. Love the foliage too !

[@owenp65]

Great video Bill. If you remember this is my first year with Amorphophallus (Konjac)... its doing great so far, I have seven little 'uns growing up around it as well. They really are fascinating plants. That was a great clip, thank you. Keep safe.

[@happinessinleaf]

Done watching 👀. Happiness in leaf 🍃 vlog

[@brianbarnes2184]

I just got konjak today. Can't wait to see how it develops. Any advice you have would be great.

[@PlantzNThings]

YAY!! Konjacs are great plants... they are super tolerant for beginners... no special requirements... just have fun and enjoy ... if you have any questions as it grows let me know

[@NocturnalButterfly]

My cousin gave me some years back when I had no idea what I was doing and sadly I lost them. The stems are what attracted me to it, beautiful!!!! 😍

[@PlantzNThings]

Sorry to hear that :( The stems Are very Beautiful... sometimes i call them giraffe plants :) the markings are Very similar :)

[@NocturnalButterfly]

PlantzNThings Thank you!!! 💚 They are!!!! I love that analogy!!! 😂

[@kathybartz4095]

Good morning, thank you for the awesome video and you did a great job explaining how to care for these beauties. I have a question. Last fall when my tiatum, (not sure on the spelling), in the fall when it went dormant or died back, when I took it out of the pot there were some very long white things the size of a finger that went both directions of the bulb in the pot. I have not been able to find any information on that and I'm wondering what those were. I think they were too big to be roots. Do you happen to know what that was or is? Thank you in advance, Kathy

[@miche7032]

A video on Amorphophallus would be nice. I’ve recently been introduced to them, I find them interesting. I have an Atroviridis. Thank you for sharing... Happy growing.

[@ScaryFear]

Ah that's great you have four of them. I have serveral species in my collection. All are doing well and have finally come up for me this year. I had a paeonifolius flower that was a surprise back in Feb. After growing so many I would say the best beginner one is paeonifolius and it can even take full sun. Easier than konjac which is more fussy.

[@miche7032]

Scary Fear since you have several in your collection, do you have an Atroviridis ? I just acquired one, can you share any tips ? My climate is humid subtropical. Thank you.

[@ScaryFear]

@@miche7032 yes I do have an atroviridis. I have a video of it blooming last year, somewhere. It was mixed in with my general garden updates. I kept it in the same soil in a pot as all my other amorphs. When it went dormant I brought it inside and kept it dry. This year is was the last to come up. I don't know why. I thought it had died but luckily it was ok. Perhaps best to keep it totally dry until you see it start to sprout.

[@miche7032]

Scary Fear thank you so much for your tips. There are so many of them, it was hard for me to find specific information on this particular one. I found it at a good price so I couldn’t pass it on. I like its velvety purple leaf. I might get other varieties if this one does well for me. Happy growing.

[@ScaryFear]

@@miche7032 Hey no prob glad to help. Perhaps I'll post a video on my plants soon although no flowers this year. I'd love to have another atroviridis. i only have one and like to have more than one for back up and also for pollination in the future. But I'm in the US and they are so rare here.

[@adriand6883]

Interesting. I have a konjac and a paeoniifolius, but the konjac has been easier for me. I've had the konjac almost four years, and it has consistently gotten bigger every year. It has an inflorescence on it now about ready to open. The paeoniifolius I've only had about two years. It hasn't grown much. Last year it didn't grow a leaf till late summer, and it only lasted maybe a month. Not sure what to do about it.

[@pattivermeersch7348]

Just watched all your amorphophallus videos…thanks for the excellent info…won a couple 3 cm corms at the London Orchid Society meeting last Sunday and was wondering how to proceed….will keep warm and dark u til potting up…if you are able to share where I might find other species to buy that would be great…

[@PlantzNThings]

Oh Fun! Are you in London Ontario? Or London England?

[@pattivermeersch7348]

@@PlantzNThings From Chatham Ontario

[@PlantzNThings]

They are certainly not easy to find. I bought my A. Bulbifer from www.phoenixperennials.com/ I was very happy with the size of the corm when it arrived for the price. the others i've ordered randomly through ebay. but they weren't the correct ID.... so that route is always a gamble. at the moment i only have extra corms of A. konjac. Happy hunting... they are such interesting and Unique plants.

[@pattivermeersch7348]

@@PlantzNThings thanks so much for your reply and info…have ordered from Phoenix in the past so will check their spring catalog…keep safe

[@jakobandrews594]

i have only seen the konjac for sale , i have had mine for quite a few years and it has bloomed for the past 2 years and i started with a little baby now i have many babies that it has produced, i want to grow more types of corpse flowers especially sauromatum venustum and dracunculus vulgaris

[@PlantzNThings]

Dracunculus vulgaris is a Beautiful plant.... i grew that maybe 15 years ago... i need to find one again... the leaves are so beautiful!

[@DTPlants]

A question I have that I've been unable to find an answer to, is about how far away is the smell noticeable? Like will my neighbors be upset with me, or can only smell within a distance, and roughly what is that distance?

[@yeahivekilledthat719]

I just bought a konjac last month. Liked it so much I went back and bought another. The leaf shape and stem is so interesting.

[@PlantzNThings]

Great to hear! I agree the color pattern on the stem is very Beautiful

[@scottross4177]

Loved the video Bill l have Amorphophallus bulbifera “Snake Plant” and Amorphophallus konjac “Voodoo Plant” and Amorphophallus paeoniifolius “Elephant Foot Yam” of which it not eatable form meaning Wild Undomesticated form of it. One day l will get the form of the Elephant Foot Yam that can be eaten and all of mine have died back as it is Winter here in Australia.

[@guyanesegyalgarden8656]

Great video 💕

[@martystevens2313]

Is there a way to tell what kind I have? A friend gave it to me and didnt know what it was. It gets about 18" high and has that camo pattern on the stem. It overwinters fine by throwing it in the basement and forgetting about it until spring.

[@PlantzNThings]

You just described most of them...lol if you ask on an Amorphophallus expert group on Facebook they might be able to narrow it down... but it won't be accurately identified until it blooms unfortunately

[@cassandrakalnins7993]

my stem bent on a 2 year plant i’m not sure on the exact type but i think it’s the titan. it’s currently over 3 ft tall. if you have any information on how to help it please let me know. ive worked really hard to keep her healthy and don’t want to see her die

[@PlantzNThings]

you can try adding a pole to tie up the leaf. just be aware of the corm in the soil... you don't want to damage the corm. even if the leaf dies back... i'm sure the plant will be ok. eventually the corm will push out a new one

[@cassandrakalnins7993]

@@PlantzNThings thank you! i will try this i appreciate you getting back to me!

[@OhSidney]

Any new updates?

[@barbie_t]

I just ordered DRACUNCULUS VULGARIS (lol I had to copy and paste the name 😅) . You may want to look into them ❤

[@PlantzNThings]

That’s a very cool plant. The leaf gets to be a good size and has cool Color pattern…. I grew that one many many years ago and was lots of fun. You’ll enjoy it

[@barbie_t]

@@PlantzNThings oh awesome, I should have known that you already had one lol. I found out about Stapelia through your channel. It took me a while to find a black bell, hopefully one day it will be have a gorgeous as yours.

[@barbie_t]

​@@PlantzNThings Have you ever grown any of them from seed? I tried to search your channel for a video if you had made a video of starting from seed , but I can't find it. If you ever do PLEASE make a video and updates.

[@adioki69]

What soil do you use?