Amorphophallus yunnanensis Osmunda In late May and early

In late May and early June

The clumps are topped in early spring by 2' long stalks with up to 50 large 2" pink spider-like flowers on each stem

borne on an upright stalk

Most folks wouldn't recognize it as a butterfly bush

'Kinkaku' will eventually make a spectacular 3' wide clump

Amorphophallus yunnanensis Osmunda In late May and earlyThis fun, easy to grow species from Yunnan, China makes a small plant to 3' tall. The single leaf is held atop a 2 3' tall, smooth, dark green stalk, beautifully mottled with lighter green and flesh colored blotches. The flower of Amorphophallus yunnanensis emerges in early spring, albeit nothing like its better endowed cousins. The 3 6" tall spadix, looking like a pink alien head with a white neck, sits atop a nicely mottled 1 2' tall petiole