Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern Asia
South America
Types
Amorphophallus titanum
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Number of Varieties
33
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Wild
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-158-10
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-10
10-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
370.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Burgundy, Dark Red, Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Umbrella Like
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Tissue culture, Tuber propagation
Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, watered when a new leaf first appears
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
Tuber Rot
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, pollinators
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
Toxic if not prepared properly
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Fever, Stomach aliments, Swelling
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Tuber
-
Other Uses
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
AMORPHOPHALLUS titanum
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Common Name
Titan Arum
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Titan Arum
peruvian daffodil
In German
Titan Arum
peruvian daffodil
In French
Titan Arum
peruvian daffodil
In Spanish
Arum Titan
Pamianthe
In Greek
Titan Arum
peruvian daffodil
In Portuguese
Titan Arum
peruvian daffodil
In Polish
Titan Arum
peruvian daffodil
In Latin
Titan Arum
peruvian daffodil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Asparagales
Family
Araceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Amorphophallus
Pamianthe
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Thomsonieae
Clinantheae
Subfamily
Aroideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
17040
1
27800
👆🏻