Amorphophallus kiusianus
Kyushu Love Lily
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available AmorphophallusItem #: 3053
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter, Spring
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan
Pot Size: Bare Root / 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Amorphophallus kiusianus has proven to be one of the most durable and hardiest of the Amorphophallus species, rivaling Amorphophallus konjac. In early spring, the 3' tall green- and white-speckled flower stalk is topped with a cute 6" tall green- and white-spotted vase (that's vaaazze for you rich folks). Shooting out from the center of the vase is the spadix, like an 8" long purple-tipped spear (must not be shown to kids under 18!). After flowering and then resting for a year, a solitary 4' tall fleshy petiole emerges from the tuber, topped with a giant, shredded, umbrella-type leaf. Although the tuber offsets slowly, Amorphophallus kiusianus is one of the few self-fertile amorphophallus species (it can have both sex and babies without a partner). Our plants are probably a couple of years from flowering size.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Amorphophallus
Flower Color: Multicolor , White/Cream
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Thrillers
Other: Deer Resistant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Fragrant Flowers , Pollinator Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants from China , Plants from Japan , Tropical Looking Plants , House Plants