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Also Known As

Cobra Lily
Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Plant type

perennial, bulb / corm / tuber, aroid

size

H: 12"-36"
W: 6"-12"

planting zones

6a-9b

4x5" | $29

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Arisaema nepenthoides plant details

Arisaema nepenthoides is a broadleaf deciduous perennial aroid bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In spring and summer green flowers emerge. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Arisaema nepenthoides

Plant type: perennial aroid bulb / corm / tuber
Plant family: araceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 12 IN - 36 IN - tall
Flowers: green blooms in spring and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Arisaema nepenthoides

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Reptilian aroid, tallish stems 3-4' with palmate leaves on dark-spotted stems; narrow spathe flowers are brownish-purple mottled with green and pink tones and distinctly striped with white vertical lines March-April (May). Leaves emerge post flowers. Offsets freely in moist, well drained soils in sheltered locations (winter mulch) in dappled shade.

By: Secret Garden Growers

A handsome Himalayan species with a striped and spotted purple and white spathe. The junction between the spathe-limb and the spathe-tube is deeply auricled (eared) presenting a most intriguing inflorescence. The short, stubby spadix is white and the foliage deep glossy green and heavily textured. A. nepenthoides is a tall species to at least four feet and is one of the earliest to emerge, usually in March. The stems are orange with purple mottles.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

From the Himalayan Mountains. Requires mulch for protection in colder areas. I like these the best because they are so different in coloration than the rest. The spotted Spathes make them a point of interest. They bulbs are approx. the size of a baseball and starting to sprout. Healthy Full Size Bulbs. Best handled and transported during the cold season.

By: Edens Blooms

Blooms: Deciduous, Early spring, Green, white, carmine, brown mottled inflorescense, and pseudostem Zone 6-9. 3', China,Butan, India, Nepal, shade, moist, WD

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

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Gardening facts about Arisaema nepenthoides plant

How to Grow Arisaema nepenthoides

Sun Exposure
- bright shade - shade
Water Needs
- even moisture - regular
Soil Needs
- average
- well-drained
- rich
Special Situation
- heat tolerant
- humidity tolerant
- verticillium wilt resistant