AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC 'SHREDDED UMBRELLAS'

Cultivar

ORIGIN:

A Dutch cut-leaf selection that Juniper Level Botanic Garden acquired decades before 2025 and named

CULTIVAR DESCRIPTION:

A cut-leaved Dutch selection of Amorphophallus konjac that the late Alan Galloway valued and used in crosses with Amorphophallus albus.¹

HYBRIDS:

Amorphophallus 'Alan's Legacy' (Amorphophallus konjac 'Shredded Umbrellas' × Amorphophallus albus)

NOTES:

1. The post styles the name Amorphophallus 'Shredded Umbrellas' in its text and captions it Amorphophallus konjac.¹

STORY:

STORY TITLE: Alan's Legacy

During the last few years of his life, Alan Galloway crossed 'Shredded Umbrellas' with Amorphophallus albus. Juniper Level Botanic Garden selected one clone from that cross and named it Amorphophallus x konbus 'Alan's Legacy' in his honor.¹

REFERENCES:

1. Juniper Level Botanic Garden: Cognac or Konjac - We'll take the Latter

Photos by Juniper Level Botanic Garden

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