Aroid Award   2018 Mossies  Dragon Arum ( Dracunculus vulgaris )  I finally bought a Dragon Arum tuber at the 2016  Chicago Flower and Garden Show  after years of wanting one. It grew a little, then went dormant around July. There was no sign of life until last winter in the cold frame when a shoot emerged.  By spring it was thick, tall, and obviously a flowering shoot! The meter long flower stalk unfurled a massive, funky, deep maroonish purple spathe and spadix. The dragon had risen!
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