Amorphophallus hewittii

GERMINATED

Amorphophallus hewittii, a rare member of the voodoo lily family, often gets confused with its more famous relative, Amorphophallus titanum, hinting at its impressive size.

Each massive leaf emerges from a 10-foot tall stalk with pink-and-green speckles. It is reported that the plant flowers approximately once every 3 years. The a sheathing modified leaf partly enclosing flowersspathe is spotted with white dots, and the fleshy spike of minute flowersspadix is purple-pink.