Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios rope-like branches

rope-like branches

making a dramatic winter feature in the shade garden

Discovered in the wild by French plant explorer Cedric Basset in Nezu

where they grow on acidic soils at elevations between 1

The rigid leaves arch upward

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.