Pinellia cordata
Pinellia cordata has variegated foliage and green Jack-in-the pulpit flowers with a long spadix and bubblegum fragrance.
Description:
An unusual gem for your shade garden, Pinellia cordata is an aroid, better known as miniature green dragon. It makes a great understory planting with dark green, arrow-shaped leaves with variegated silver stripes purple reverses. The Jack-in-the pulpit type flowers, green with a purple tinge, produce a long spadix/tongue that curls above the foliage. They are amazingly fragrant like fruity bubblegum. Will spread gently via bulbils.
Common Name: MInature Green Dragon
Family: Araceae (The Arum Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-10
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 4-8"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Found in deciduous forest, cultivated fields and roadsides.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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