Amorphophallus laoticus AGA 2301 01 Stokesia Athyrium 'Ghost' is a tremendous

Athyrium 'Ghost' is a tremendous hardy fern introduction from the Virginia garden of our friend

topped in late spring with 4' spikes with white flowers

quarter-sized leaves of black-green

Once the plant has gone dormant in fall

The result is a rigidly upright fern to 2-3' tall with the silvery grey foliage of Athyrium niponicum

Amorphophallus laoticus AGA 2301 01 Stokesia Athyrium 'Ghost' is a tremendousAmorphophallus laoticus, which hails from the woodlands of Laos has long been one of our favorite voodoo lilies. The narrow segmented foliage emerges black, often with a faint red edge. The leaf petiole of Amorphophallus laoticus eventually reaches 2' tall. Once the tuber is large enough, the dramatic inflorescence tops the 5' tall flowering stalk green splotched on the outside base and purple black inside color coordinated with the long black spadix.