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Devils Tongue in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Amorphophallus bulbifer

 

Devil's Tongue

Amorphophallus are tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants in the Arum family. Amorphophallus bulbifer is one of the easiest Amorphophallus to grow, and is also one of the hardiest. and so more suited for growing in the UK and Europe. It is native to higher altitudes than its more tropical relatives, and therefore is more tolerant of cold. It has umbrella-like compound foliage atop a single, long, speckled petiole, forming a lush jungly-looking mini-canopy. It has an exotic-looking pink spathe with a mottled green and pink exterior, and a large, swollen flesh-coloured spadix

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plant Features
  • Devils Tongue likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Devils Tongue likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Devils Tongue is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Devils Tongue likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Devil's Tongue

Latin name

Amorphophallus bulbifer

type

Tuberous Perennial

family

Araceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Devils Tongue likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Devils Tongue is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Devils Tongue likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

  • Water

    Devils Tongue likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Devils Tongue is 0.60meters x 0.80meters 0.60 M 0.80 M

Amorphophallus bulbifer

Amorphophallus are tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants in the Arum family. Amorphophallus bulbifer is one of the easiest Amorphophallus to grow, and is also one of the hardiest. and so more suited for growing in the UK and Europe. It is native to higher altitudes than its more tropical relatives, and therefore is more tolerant of cold. It has umbrella-like compound foliage atop a single, long, speckled petiole, forming a lush jungly-looking mini-canopy. It has an exotic-looking pink spathe with a mottled green and pink exterior, and a large, swollen flesh-coloured spadix


Planting

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant deeply in humus-rich, free-draining soil, with sand added for extra drainage, in a sheltered position, preferably under evergreen tress that will give the plant both shade and frost protection. Alternatively, plant in a container that can be brought indoors in colder weather

 

Propagating by offsets

From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn

Offsets are the baby plants that form at the base of some plants, and they are an easy way to propagate a plant. When the offsets have grown large enough to handle - and, hopefully, have some roots of their own,- gently break them away from the mother plant. Plant the offsets in a container and keep the plant barely moist (but not wet) until the plant is establishes, and can be planted out.

 
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