Sauromatum venosum Zephyranthes This 1997 Yucca Do introduction

This 1997 Yucca Do introduction was discovered 5 years earlier in Tamaulipas

Emerging in June

rounded leaves and a distinctive creamy border

but with a clear yellow border around the leaves

don't hesitate to cut them to the ground

Sauromatum venosum Zephyranthes This 1997 Yucca Do introduction(aka: Sauromatum guttatum, Arum cornutum, Typhonium venosum) This tropical looking aroid is a relative of arisaemas. In spring, the peculiar inflorescence (flower head) is the first sign of life it's just life from another planet. Each sauromatum flower stalk is 3' tall and only 1" wide. As it unfurls, the inside of the spathe is patterned with a rich violet and yellow the ultimate in weird! A month later, a giant hand shaped leaf, to 2' across,