Here's a trick question: When is a plant's main attraction neither the flowers nor the foliage? In the case of the genus Arisaema, the spathe is the cause of both curiosity and wonder. The members of ...

The distinctive-looking plant Arisaema urashima is a common sight in woodlands in Japan, with its long-thread like appendage that looks like a fishing rod and line. A research collaboration has now ...

Floral initiation and development in Arisaema sikokianum (Araceae) were investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Arisaema sikokianum has a sympodial shoot with a 2‐yr growth cycle. Inflorescence ...

Arisaemas (cobra lilies) are among the most cherished plants in my garden. These mysterious-looking relatives of calla lilies look like something you would expect to see in a sorcerer’s garden. No two ...

Our common, or large, jack-in-the-pulpit bears flowers that come in many colors: green, brown; often with stripes. However, we also have a subspecies in our area (Arisaema dracontium) that looks ...

Arisaema plants are known to terminally trap their pollinators after pollination. However, in one species, a fungus gnat can not only sometimes escape from the trap, but also lays its eggs into the ...

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What: Arisaema consanguineum, also known as Himalayan cobra lily, is great for the woodland garden. The leaf stem emerges in spring to early summer reaching 2 to 3 feet tall with a tuft of leaflets at ...

The weird and wonderful world of arisaema, aka the cobra lily Arisaema can change sex. When small and young, they are male; but they can become either hermaphroditic or female as they age, and then, ...

Question: We are fortunate enough to own an 8-acre drainage next to Bull Creek preserve, and it has several stands of Green Dragon (Arisaema Dracontium) growing in it. How can we propagate this plant ...

The distinctive-looking plant Arisaema urashima is a common sight in woodlands in Japan. It has a large spathe (sheath enclosing its flowers) from which hangs a long-thread like appendix (that can ...