This amorphophallus cousin from the Mediterranean is equally as bizarre but much more winter hardy
the foliage goes dormant for the remainder of the year
clothed with creamy-yellow-edged green leaves
Pinellia discolor does produce tiny bulbils on the leaves but is not weedy like other members of the genus
(aka: Cardamine 'Come Pewter') Dentaria 'Come Pewter' is a 2022 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a hybrid toothwort
Garrya wrightii Catron Alpinia This amorphophallus cousin from theGarrya wrightii is a little cultivated evergreen desert shrub, native to shaded alkaline rocky cliffs from 5,000' to 8,000' elevation in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The 7' tall plants are adorned with terminal spikes of leucothoe like white flowers in spring, followed by attractive clusters of purple berries. This is a seed grown collection from Catron County, New Mexico, in the hopes of finding a form that will survive in Zone 7b. So far, so