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Recommending something is difficult if you have little or no experience. Therefore, only experiences and suggestions.

Ochroleucus seems to be straightforward indeed. However, it is considered evergreen, although it usually takes a rather short break. For me, it was about 4 months long. Previously, the about 13-14 months stood there with 2 leaves and also bloomed (1 day strongly fragrant with 2 maxima at intervals of about 12 h). However, the leaf itself is already attractive with the dark green shiny coloration. Is also coarser than in other species. Propagation via leaf bulbs or leaf cuttings. I had a total of 9 bulbilles, but unfortunately nothing is happening yet (I probably have to take a look).

A. muelleri also becomes quite large and, in my opinion, is more vigorous than A. bulbifer. Propagation as with Bulbifer via leaf bulbs and seeds, which requires correspondingly large plants for a significant propagation. Which is probably one of several reasons why the beginner plant Bulbifer is not particularly common.

A. yunnanensis might also be worth considering. Otherwise, with Konjac, as far as size is concerned, apart from Muelleri, only Paeonifolius and a few other plants that are not really suitable for beginners can keep up.

Hello

fuscus and bolikhamxayensis are in my opinion aucxh easy to keep and also reach 1 m height.
ferruginosus is only 50 cm high, but in width it reaches 160 cm easily and is also easy to hold.

Best regards,
Michael

Hello

As a beginner, I had asked myself this question when looking for larger species besides konjac and have already had good experiences with krausei growth, which is supposed to be similar in size to fuscus, which also grew well with me last year. At paeoniifolius, I am looking forward to the growth in the second year.

On the. kiusianus is also a growing species, which is also supposed to be relatively easy to care for. Unfortunately, I am haunted by bad luck with this species (missing tuber on delivery, dried up nodule during overwintering, rotten seeds before sowing). But I don't give up hope...

I have seen some large scraper specimens in the FB forum, but unfortunately I can't add anything to their care.
Presumably, these are the large species that are not so easy to cultivate or acquire, such as angolensis, johnsonii or stuhlmannii.
I'm sure the pros here have something to say about that.

Regards
Roy

Hello
sometimes a naïve question on the subject. What exactly makes a species that is difficult to keep?
What worries me most is the low tolerance to temperature fluctuations and wintering. Are there other criteria that would be used to describe a species in Amorphophallus as easy to care for?
Regards
Jc