General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Grows a single leaf (solitary) when mature.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Light green spathe with white spadix that can grow to 1 to 3 feet in length.
Underground structures: Tuber
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Location: Summeville, SC
Date: May 14, 2018
Taccarum caudatum flower
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-08-07
Multiple immature leaves from small tuber.
Location: Summeville, SC
Extreme closeup Taccarum caudatum flower
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2014-08-05
Near mature and juvenile leaf forms.

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