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Voodoo Plant |
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Devil's Tongue |
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Snake Palm |
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Voodoo Lily |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Underground structures: | Tuber |
Toxicity: | Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs. |
Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 24, 2013 12:04 AM "These small to massive plants grow from a subterranean tuber, Amorphophallus tubers vary greatly from species to species, from the quite uniformly globose tuber of A. konjac to the elongated tubers of A. longituberosus and A. macrorhizus to the bizarre clustered rootstock of A. coaetaneus. From the top of this tuber a single leaf, which can be several metres across in larger species, is produced atop a trunk like petiole followed, on maturity, by a single inflorescence. This leaf consists of a vertical leaf stalk and a horizontal blade, which may consist of a number of small leaflets. The leaf lasts one growing season. The peduncle (the primary flower stalk) can be long or short. [ Reply to this comment | |
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