Amorphophallus ongsakulii coll AGA1534 Spring Ephemerals Spigelia alabamensis often reflowers sporadically

Spigelia alabamensis often reflowers sporadically in the summer

to 2' across

(aka: Amorphophallus asterostigmatus AGA-2004D3) It was fascinating to see this rare species in situ (a fancy botanic word meaning where it grows naturally) in the Lop Buri region of Thailand

(Syn: Aster ericoides) Symphyotrichum 'Snow Flurry' hit the perennial market like a storm in the 1980s

Amorphophallus ongsakulii coll AGA1534 Spring Ephemerals Spigelia alabamensis often reflowers sporadicallyAmorphophallus ongsakulii is one of the most unique miniature species in the genus Amorphophallus only discovered in 2004 and then named and described in 2006. The species was discovered in the Khammouane Province of Laos by Alan Galloway and Annop Ongsakul (for whom it was named). The tiny pinhead sized tuber produces a 3" tall stem topped with a leaf which resembles a cutleaf fern. The equally tiny flower emerges alongside the mature leaves.