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    • Photo of Sauromatum venosum flower by Joshua McCullough

    Photo by Joshua McCullough

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    Sauromatum venosum

    Also Known As

    • Arum cornutum
    • Sauromatum guttatum
    • Typhonium venosum
    • Monarch Of The East
    • Voodoo Lily

    Plant type

    perennial, bulb / corm / tuber, aroid

    size

    • H: 3'-4'
    • W: 12"-18"

    planting zones

    • 6a-10b

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    Sauromatum venosum plant details

    Sauromatum venosum is a broadleaf deciduous perennial aroid bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In spring and winter burgundy and pink flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Sauromatum venosum

    Plant type: perennial aroid bulb / corm / tuber
    Plant family: araceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
    Flowers: burgundy and pink blooms in spring and winter
    Uses: fragrant, rare, tropical-looking, unique

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Sauromatum venosum

    USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Sauromatum venosum is a weird, otherworldly looking aroid. In spring the 3' tall, very narrow 1" wide flower stalk begins to unfurl, its inside patterned violet and yellow. A mottled green and black stem and leaves much like its arisaema relatives' follow. Also may be known as Sauromatum guttatum, Arum cornutum, Typhonium venosum. Choose a spot that will stay dry over winter. At the nursery we don't begin to water until after growth emerges.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Sauromatum venosum is a shade loving aroid with large leaves similar to a Amorphophallus or Arisaema. The petioles light green with dark spots and in early spring it will usually flower a tall dark flower around 1 to 2 feet tall. The inside of the spath is yellow but heavily spotted with dark red spots. The spadix is dark maroon and stands around 1 foot. Over all a very odd looking plant. It is very hardy in cold climates zone 5 to 9. A great addition to any hardy tropical garden or any garden for that matter.

    By: Brian's Botanicals

    Blooms: spring, purple-red & creamy yellow, dark purple spathe/ large fingered foliage/ spotted stems is sent up once finished blooming. Zone 7-10. 24"-36", Asia, part sun-shade, moist, well drained

    By: Keeping it Green Nursery

    Weird – bizarre! You too can have 'that voodoo that you do' in the song! Attractive foliage with a tropical look follows bloom in early summer…flowers on tall stems, heavily spotted with deep purple, elongated, spotted spathe highlights the black, slender spike. Don't plant this under your bedroom window; flower is pollinated by flies so fragrance is 'Eau de Carrion' and lasts a few days. Sun to part shade, water during growing season, happy in average to peaty soil. Easy.

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    This beguiling stinker could be called Beauty and the Beast. If it was a dead beast. The fascinating flower appears before the leaves with the bud unzipping in minutes and heats up a couple degrees and wafts quite an aroma to lure the carrion flies. Gorgeous leaves. Moist & good drainage.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Oooh...wickedly beautiful! You’ll not soon forget the unusual 1’ tall flower of this entrancing bulb. The long reddish-purple spadix is reminiscent of a bony finger pointing at you, casting a spell from the underworld. That devilish digit is surrounded by a flowing cape of mottled purple-black & green, mimicking the appearance of rotting flesh (& with an odor to match.) The foliage is a bit less occultish, each large leaf is supported on spotty stems & looks very tropical. Growing 3-4’ tall & 1-1.5’ wide, best grown in shady, moist situations. Look for the blooms in late Winter-early Spring. All plant parts are poisonous (would you expect anything less?). Can be grown indoors – if you dare!

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Striking, tuberous Araceae, the spring flowers (spathe) mottled in fleshy pink to metallic maroon and followed by an attractive, single leaf on a 2-3 ft petiole. Stunning, especially in flower. Very tropical. Also aromatic, redolent of fly-attracting odors that can be mitigated by a spray of water or left to work their own kind of magic. Best in half sun with regular summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Sauromatum venosum plant

    How to Grow Sauromatum venosum

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • pink
      • burgundy

    • Flower Season

      • winter
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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