Christopher Rogers asked about Typhonium diversiflorum. I assume he means Typhonium diversifolium, which is a diminutive aroid from quite high altitudes (2500-4300 m) in the Himalaya. As its name suggests, it exhibits great diversity of leaf shape, from very narrowly arrow-shaped to quite broad and rounded. The spathe is green with dark reddish stripes of varying extent, with a dark spadix that emits the usual Typhonium stink. I particularly remember seeing it in the short, overgrazed turf around Namche Bazar in Nepal, in 1988, where it was only about 5 cm tall. Collected material from this area has grown steadily in moist, humus-rich conditions in the open garden since then, but is a bit bigger in such conditions. It's not a great garden plant but it brings back happy memories of a wonderful visit to an amazing part of the world. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567