Taccarum caudatum Eruption Light Shade to Shade May we introduce you to

May we introduce you to the buffalo gourd

rainy summer climates

rapidly multiplying clump of narrow leaves that are banded green and cream with a purple flush that is particularly evident on the leaf edges

This 1994 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction was found by our friend

Maianthemum japonicum 'Snow Dragon' is quite rare and a slow increaser

Taccarum caudatum Eruption Light Shade to Shade May we introduce you toTaccarum caudatum is an amazing hardy tuberous aroid (think arum, arisaema, amorphophallus), but without the aroma. Hailing from Bolivia, Peru, and Northern Brazil, taccarum have no business being winter hardy for us in Zone 7b, but after a decade in the ground, they not only return, but thrive and multiply. The underground tubers give rise to 4' tall amorphophallus like stalks of foliage emerging for us in mid June. The leaflets are quite a bit wider