Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios rope-like branches

rope-like branches

Aspidistra 'Snow Cap' is somewhat similar to the popular Aspidistra 'Asahi'

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

with terminal sprays of mauvy-lavender flowers held in attractive purple calyces which still show color after the flowering ends in late summer/early fall

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.