Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios The very dark purple-black spathe

The very dark purple-black spathe

with terminal sprays of mauvy-lavender flowers held in attractive purple calyces which still show color after the flowering ends in late summer/early fall

The rigid leaves arch upward

rope-like branches

named after Scottish botanist Francis Hamilton (1762-1829)

Amorphophallus konjac Shattered Glass Apios The very dark purple-black spatheAmorphophallus konjac 'Shattered Glass', a 2003 introduction of plant breeder Dr. Michael Marcotrigiano, is the first ever variegated selection. The palm like green foliage is randomly sectored with white. This type of variegation is naturally unstable, so some years the amount of variegation can be quite dramatic, and some years, it may not show up at all, only to return the following season.