Amorphophallus konjac Fall Flowering Plants Asclepias tuberosa is a heat

Asclepias tuberosa is a heat and drought tolerant US native

(aka: Pelazoneuron kunthii

the clump is topped by spikes of bright orange-red flowers (RHS 43A)

The sky blue flowers emerge atop the 3' tall x 6' wide clump when it breaks the ground in April and blooms into May

evergreen leaves lie outward

Amorphophallus konjac Fall Flowering Plants Asclepias tuberosa is a heat(aka: Amorphophallus, Hydrosme rivieri) This unusual, hardy, tuberous aroid has one giant divided leaf on top of a 4 5' tall, green and purple mottled, fleshy stalk (petiole). When old enough, the tuber produces a fascinating 5' flower (early May, before the leaf emerges) resembling a giant vase made from the purple vinyl used for cheap '70s car seats. The vase (spathe) is home to a 3' purple spadix that sits atop a 2' speckled petiole gather your