Typhonium trilobatum Galloway Giant Echinacea 000' elevation in Yingjiang

000' elevation in Yingjiang

Reasonably moist garden soils are fine

We figure the North American (NC south to Florida) native Ampelaster carolinianus watched too many old kudzu movies

If you peek below its skirt of foliage from April through May

the foliage ages to green with the heat

Typhonium trilobatum Galloway Giant Echinacea 000' elevation in YingjiangTyphonium trilobatum 'Galloway Giant' is a 2022 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a ridiculous large form of the aroid, Typhonium trilobatum, shared by the late plantsman Alan Galloway. This widespread aroid is found from India to South China, and south to Malaysia. The trifoliate leaves emerge in spring and form a 18" tall x 2' wide mound of foliage. Starting in summer, the cupped, liver red flowers start appearing from the base of the foliage.