Sauromatum venosum Zephyranthes Emerging in June

Emerging in June

We have masses of Rohdea japonica growing at the base of giant black walnut trees

If there was a reason

Some is Hesperaloe chiangii

Sauromatum venosum Zephyranthes Emerging in June(aka: Sauromatum guttatum, Arum cornutum, Typhonium venosum) This tropical looking aroid is a relative of arisaemas. In spring, the peculiar inflorescence (flower head) is the first sign of life it's just life from another planet. Each sauromatum flower stalk is 3' tall and only 1" wide. As it unfurls, the inside of the spathe is patterned with a rich violet and yellow the ultimate in weird! A month later, a giant hand shaped leaf, to 2' across,