Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios rope-like branches

rope-like branches

the base of the deer-resistant wild ginger clump is adorned with giant silver dollar-sized flowers that look like bloodshot eyes after a three day drunk

The rigid leaves arch upward

named after Scottish botanist Francis Hamilton (1762-1829)

Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios rope-like branchesAmorphophallus konjac 'Shattered Glass', a 2003 introduction of plant breeder Dr. Michael Marcotrigiano, is the first ever variegated selection. The palm like green foliage is randomly sectored with white. This type of variegation is naturally unstable, so some years the amount of variegation can be quite dramatic, and some years, it may not show up at all, only to return the following season.