Known as the "Giraffe's Knee," this odd aroid is a very easy grower (even considered weedy in some places) that will tolerate moist soil even when dormant. Leaves can reach over 3 feet tall with petioles banded in various shades of green, and sporting swollen nodules in the middle from whence the common name arose; the leaflets are rhombic and often knocked off quite easily, and when laid on soil rapidly root and form new plantlets. Flowers are produced on slightly shorter stalks, green spathes and cream colored spadices that give off a mildly sweet odor.
Available tubers are half-inch or so across, likely to produce leaves about 5-7 inches tall.
Gonatopus boivinii
$6.00Price