Amorphophallus ongsakulii coll AGA1534 Spring Ephemerals but we have not yet

but we have not yet seen the flowers to determine which are truly doubles

(Syn: Aster ericoides) Symphyotrichum 'Snow Flurry' hit the perennial market like a storm in the 1980s

to 2' across

The clumps will become quite large with nearly 100 flowers per clump

(aka: Amorphophallus asterostigmatus AGA-2004D3) It was fascinating to see this rare species in situ (a fancy botanic word meaning where it grows naturally) in the Lop Buri region of Thailand

Amorphophallus ongsakulii coll AGA1534 Spring Ephemerals but we have not yetAmorphophallus ongsakulii is one of the most unique miniature species in the genus Amorphophallus only discovered in 2004 and then named and described in 2006. The species was discovered in the Khammouane Province of Laos by Alan Galloway and Annop Ongsakul (for whom it was named). The tiny pinhead sized tuber produces a 3" tall stem topped with a leaf which resembles a cutleaf fern. The equally tiny flower emerges alongside the mature leaves.