Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios The very dark purple-black spathe

The very dark purple-black spathe

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

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

making a dramatic winter feature in the shade garden

Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios The very dark purple-black spatheAmorphophallus 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.