Amorphophallus Paeoniifolius (Elephant foot yam, suran)

Amorphophallus Paeoniifolius (Elephant Foot Yam)

In this world of many wonders, one of them stands out to me, the elephant foot yam (also known as Amorphophallus Paeoniifolius) is a starchy, tuberous aroid, it originates from areas around southeast Asia, such as Thailand.

One of it's most common uses is to be eaten as a tuber, it is put in stews, curries, and more! The tuber is most commonly found in Australian, Thai, Chinese, and Indian localities and supermarkets, it is sometimes called "Voo" (Vv-ooh) or "Dog's Paw Yam" in Hakka.  The tuber is good for diets as because the tuber holds lots of fiber and potassium, it is also lower in carbs than potatoes.

 It is also known for it's extremely weird brain like flower in the spring.

There are three primary forms of this Species, 1. The lighter, smooth stemmed, edible cultivated variant, 2. The chunky, rough stemmed one, which is the most common one, and 3. -The rough, tall and mildly skinny stemmed one. (one popular clone of the tall skinny rough stemmed one is Thailand Giant)

Photo below of a small plant of edible, smooth stem Elephant foot yam That i grew and it's tuber:

Care:

Propagation

1: Pup or "Knob" Division

General Info:

In the spring, when the tuber is large enough, it will produce a large, brain like flower......... In which produces a horrible, rotting odor..... yes, really, it does do that....

The tuber usually wakes up in the spring to produce a palm like canopy that feeds the tuber below. After fall time, the tuber goes dormant and falls back into a giant corm, which is usually harvested at that time.

Well my friends, that is the end! Hope you liked reading this!!! Happy gardening!