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Also Known As

Indian Turnip
Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Plant type

perennial, bulb / corm / tuber, aroid

size

H: 12"-24"
W: 12"-18"

planting zones

4a-9b

30 bulbs ($1.67 ea) | $50

Shipping $8.95, free on orders over $95

Fewer than 20 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

50 bulbs ($1.50 ea) | $75

Shipping $8.95, free on orders over $95

Fewer than 20 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

100 bulbs ($1.00 ea) | $100

Shipping $8.95, free on orders over $95

Fewer than 20 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

7 bulbs ($5 ea) | $35

Shipping $8.95, free on orders over $95

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Arisaema triphyllum plant details

Arisaema triphyllum is a broadleaf deciduous perennial aroid bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In spring and summer green, purple and white flowers emerge followed by orange fruit. 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 triphyllum

Plant type: perennial aroid bulb / corm / tuber
Plant family: araceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: green, purple and white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: bare root shipping available, exotic, larger quantity available, showy, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Arisaema triphyllum

USDA Zones: 4a - 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

Ariseama triphyllum is a Jack-in-the-pulpit with green and maroon striped hooded spathes that blooms beneath large, glossy, tripartite leaves in spring. A cluster of bright red berries appears in late summer. This is one of two native North American species. The rest of the genus is from Asia and offers many more marvelous plants for the woodland garden. Arisaema grow from a bulb and thus take up little space in the garden. Plant them between existing shade perennials to layer in extra botanical interest. Arisaema are known as cobra lilies or jack-in-the-pulpits. There are only two North American species but many in Asia. They grow in moist, shaded, forested habitats and are great for adding cool foliage and floral intrigue in the shade or woodland garden where they can rise up and through other shade plants. In colder climates they can be grown in pots and protected in winter. Keep just above freezing. In pots, plant in a moist but free-draining mix of coarse bark and pumice or perlite. Pull back on watering when dormant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

An amusing fellow, with beautiful three-lobed leaves? (GS Thomas) and distinctive! hooded purple-&-white striped flowers in early spring, this wildflower of Eastern woodlands is showy again in fall with spikes of orange-red fruits. PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Exotic spring wildflower from our NE woodlands…an easy intro into this prized genus. Each ‘bulb’ produces two large, compound leaves with three leaflets and hooded spathe flower with green to purple striping (variable) April>May on stems 1-2’ high. Mature plants will produce red berries after flowering in late summer with leaves vanishing my late summer. Happiest in rich, organic, loose soil with plenty of moisture in part to full shade. Plants will offset and eventually reseed to form a cool little colony over time. Best left undisturbed.

By: Secret Garden Growers

Showy clump of narrow little shiny yellow leaves with lightly wavy edges & twisted tips on top of attractive red speckled stems; great for borders or rock gardens. Lavender flowers in early summer. Plant in partial sun to full shade. Miniature hosta.

By: Noname Nursery

Zn 4. Green & purlpe stripes. Summer dormant.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Our three leaved native "Jack In The Pulpit" provides 3 seasons of interest in the shade garden as its early Spring blooming, unique flowers turn into striking heads of red berries in the fall. I've seen plants reach up to 36" in height under ideal conditions. Typically they are 12" - 24" tall.

By: Sunshine Farm and Gardens

No woodland garden is complete without Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum). A best-seller of the woodland, the pulpit-like flower yields bright red berries in late summer when most other woodland plants have already gone by. Highly adaptable, Jack in the Pulpit grows in almost any rich woodland soil, even in wet, swampy areas. Hardy to Zones 3 - 9.

By: Prairie Nursery

Our native jack, hooded blossoms striped green or purple with a white spadix hidden inside followed by large clusters of conspicuous scarlet berries. They are being decimated in many areas by wild turkeys. These avian rototillers are starting to rival deer and bunnies in terms of garden damage.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Our East Coast native with hooded green or purple, white-striped spathes, followed by clusters of red berries. Best in humus-rich, moist soil. Corm size 1/2" to 3/4"; we expect some of them to bloom. Shipped September through the mid of April.

By: Edelweiss Perennials

Blooms: spring-summer, Green or brown & green trifoliate foliage Zone 5-9. 24", Eastern US, part shade-shade, moist, well drained

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