This species has been in cultivation in Australia for many years . This tuber came from a nursery not far from Brisbane , and I know a few people who are growing it . It has nice fine foliage so I think it would take full sun . After this flowering I may try it planted out . It has died down early for me a few times , usually during the wet season , so it may not like the heavy rains .
The peduncle [ stalk that holds up the flower ] is a very different colour to the lamina [ the stem that holds up the leaf ] . On the left here you see the deep brown peduncle , with just the faintest flecking of pale green . And above is the petiole , the reverse , with heavier spotting . Also the petiole can be hirsute [ hairy ] when young , very strange .
