Sorry this plant is not available at the moment. Please try again later or select an alternative plant. Description: A remarkably large Colombian herb arising from a robust rhizome, that we collected seed of on our way to Manizales from Honda during our first week there in 2016 at around 2,500 m. Its green, lobed leaves are covered in fine silky or shortly downy hairs on their upper surfaces and have sharply toothed edges that change from triangular in young leaves to rounded in adult ones. The slender green petioles are 1.1m long and bear thorny projections. While the inflorescences only reach 1m, with pale red long arm to 20cm long, while the small fruits were still green when we found them. Best grow in a moist, but freely drained compost/soil out of strong sun protecting the centre of the plant from hard frosts.
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