Tropicals & Tender Perennials: What is this, 1 by AuntB

AuntB wrote:
Happ, ABOUT the size of a basketball... (I got pics from last fall...somewhere).. a kind of deflated.. flattened a bit basketball... they are kind of creepy looking when their canopies are just popping up, kinda like a chickens foot or something.. (anyone, please feel free to describe it).. I've learned some weird stuff about them by trying them in different spots and growing conditions.. The volunteers are coming up about 4ft from my south foundation.. I planted one there the first year my uncle gave 2, one small (flattened baseball size;) and the big daddy one that was about cantelope size.. I planted some out in my south property line last summer but, they didn't return this year, I will try again, only plant deeper. I've left them potted in winter in my basement.. (be sure to allow the soil to dry out) but I also like to store them bare. The bloom stalks were over 5ft tall this spring and for the first year... not TOO stinky. In some zones, they may be considered invasive, but for me in zone 5 they are like Kansas Palm trees. The trunks remind me of snakeskin. I have one (can't remember the name) that is kind of a blue color, not near as large a grower as Konjac but I bought it for the color... Tony Avent at Plant Delights has a great selection and I think DG's BWilliams of Brian's Botanicals has amorphs... I hope to have Konjac Konjac to share this fall. I put some young ones in a pot with coleus this year. (Missy kitty in front of amorph pot) I've learned too that feeding a bit helps the bulbs but they will grow and reproduce without special attention.