Amorphophallus konbus Green Genes North Vietnam Gladiolus 'Buttery Cheeks' emerges for

Gladiolus 'Buttery Cheeks' emerges for us in mid-October

The clumps are topped in fall with light lavender flowers

This Mary Chastain introduction makes an unique and attractive 3' wide clump of glossy dark green narrow lance-shaped leaves

Cypripedium 'Sunny' is a much more robust grower than Cypripedium calceolus

are held on 1' long arching stalks from mid-April through mid-May (NC)

Amorphophallus konbus Green Genes North Vietnam Gladiolus 'Buttery Cheeks' emerges forAmorphophallus 'Green Genes' is a 2022 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a Cyrille Claudel cross of two hardy love lilies, Amorphophallus konjac x albus. Amorphophallus 'Green Genes' produces 40" tall green stalks with large, muted black spots toward the bottom, and topped with a 40" wide, beautifully dissected leaf. In late May, the 32" flower stalk opens to reveal a glossy light purple spathe and a darker spadix that exceeds the spathe by 4".