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Araceae
Telinga-potato
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Also known as Whitespot giant arum, Elephant foot yam, Konjac, Dracontium paeoniifolium
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Tropical · Corm · Edible · Araceae · Amorphophallus · Shade · Humid · Tuber · Exotic · Medicinal
Telinga-potato thrives in warm, humid conditions with partial shade and consistently moist, rich soil. Plant the corm in well-draining loamy soil and reduce watering significantly once the plant enters dormancy after the leaf dies back. It is best suited for tropical or subtropical gardens and does not tolerate frost.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist, then allow top inch to dry before watering again · Every 5-7 days during growing season; reduce in dormancy
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- 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
- Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas
- Attracts
- Bees, Moths
Sources: trefle
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