I have a plant that no one can identify for me. Here are some photos; notice the markings on the trunk.

Thanks for your help!

Melissa

It is an Amorphophallus, I am not sure which one. Amorphophallus konjac has similar growth, but there might be others with this type of foliage.

Amorphophallus

Very cool plant, Melissa! Where did you get it?

A member of our orchid society grows them from seed. From the number of plants he has, I suspect its not difficult.

I have Amorphophallus konjac. Those little corms multiply like crazy and they look gorgeous in foliage over the Summer, but getting one large enough to bloom takes some years.

Thank you everybody! Karen, I got it at my local nursery last summer. When it lost all its leaves in the fall, I cut it down to just above soil level (as instructed). It got much bigger this year. I have to transplant it - it's started growing into the pebbles below it (and the dirt below the pebbles). Should I transplant it now, or wait until spring? I never know whether to transplant in fall or spring.

Ursula, what do you mean by "corms"?

Melissa

Melissa, when the plant goes dormant in the Fall, you might stick your hand into the soil and feel the tuber/corm. This corm needs to reach a certain size for them to bloom, which they would then do before they start greening out in the Spring. If it outgrows its pot, you can just place it into fresh soil next Spring.

I should add, I am zone 6 b and my Amorphophallus goes totally dormant by October/November.