Araceae
Amorphophallus galbra
Amorphophallus galbra
Also known as Amorphophallus glabra, Amorphophallus angustilobus
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Amorphophallus · Tropical · Corm · Araceae · Collector Plant · Rare · Australia · New Guinea · Shade · Exotic
Amorphophallus galbra is a tropical corm-forming plant native to northern Australia and New Guinea that thrives in warm, humid conditions with dappled shade. Water regularly during the active growing season but allow the corm to dry out completely during its natural dormancy period. Best suited to experienced collectors with a greenhouse or warm tropical garden.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, reduce significantly during dormancy · Every 5-7 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Sources: trefle
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