Amorphophallus variabilis Chile narrow spires of bottlebrush-like white

narrow spires of bottlebrush-like white wands

but each leaf is quite unique in its unusual quadrangular shape and also in the dramatic

each surrounded by a 3/4" wide creamy white border

000' elevation in Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains

in that it has tiny green flecks inside the white

Amorphophallus variabilis Chile narrow spires of bottlebrush-like whiteThis Indonesian species is comprised of a 4' tall petiole that is, as the name suggests, quite variable some are solid green while others are heavily spotted with silver and black specks. The large, green solitary leaf sits atop the giant stalk. The inflorescence, which consists of a white cup like spathe containing a well endowed 1' long white spadix, sits atop a tall (up to 2') petiole.