Taccarum caudatum Eruption Light Shade to Shade rainy summer climates

rainy summer climates

fast growth and offsetting of Agave americana

Full sun and a well-drained site are best

a sport from our 1999 release Hosta 'Choo Choo Train'

Taccarum caudatum Eruption Light Shade to Shade rainy summer climatesTaccarum 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