AMORPHOPHALLUS KRAUSEI 'SON OF LA'

ORIGIN:

Alan Galloway collection from Son La Province, Vietnam, near Dien Bien Phu at 4,573 feet, found on the 2005 Plant Delights expedition; Galloway grew it in his Raleigh garden and the clumps now grow at Juniper Level Botanic Garden

CULTIVAR DESCRIPTION:

A giant, winter-hardy selection of the non-offsetting Amorphophallus krausei, reaching 8 to 9 feet from the ground to the tallest leaf.¹ The 5-foot flower stalks carry a creamy spadix within a green hood and open in mid-July at Juniper Level.¹ The garden finds it difficult from cuttings and expected to have enough to share by January 2028.¹

NOTES:

1. The post, dated August 19th, 2026, writes the species as Amorphophallus krausii.¹

STORY:

STORY TITLE: From Son La to Raleigh

The plant was discovered in Son La Province, Vietnam, on a 2005 expedition and came from an Alan Galloway collection. Galloway grew it outdoors in his Raleigh garden for years before his death, and since then the two clumps have thrived at Juniper Level Botanic Garden.¹

REFERENCES:

1. Juniper Level Botanic Garden: La, La, La, and now, Son of La

Photos by Juniper Level Botanic Garden