| Life form | Herbaceous |
| Family | Araceae |
| Origin | East Asia |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy, with little difficulty |
| The size | Up to 1-1,5 m |
| Growth rate | Very high, forming one large sheet of a year. |
| Lifespan | At the end of the growing season the leaf dies. |
| Temperature | In the summer: 73,4-82,4 ° F, in winter – not below 50 ° F. |
| Humidity | Increased. In summer, spray at least 1 time per day. |
| Lighting | Requires a bright lightly shaded light. |
| The soil | Requires loose soil. Equal parts of sand, humus, peat and turf. Required drainage. |
| Watering | The land should be moist all the time, but not too wet. |
| Fertilizer | After starting the opening of the sheet 1 time in 10 days with soluble fertilizers with a high content of phosphorus. The amount of nutrients accumulated by the bulb will affect the intensity of flowering next year. |
| Reproduction | Seeds and tubers. Seeds are planted at a depth of 1 cm in a mixture of peat and perlite and germinate under a polyethylene film. The tubers are planted in loose soil so that the germ can be seen from above. |
| Bloom | Cob with a veil, the flower dissolves before the appearance of leaves, has an unpleasant smell. |
| Features of care | The plant is rather hygrophilous, has a rest period of 3 to 7 months, during which the peeled tubers are stored in a dark, not cold place. |
| Difficulties | The main pest threatening the plant is the spider mite. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | It calls for caution as all Araceae. The juice of these plants contains oxalate crystals, which when chewing can lead to pain and irritation of the lips, mouth and tongue. In severe cases, they can cause breathing problems and swelling of the throat. It can also cause skin irritation. |
