Arisaema tortuosum
One of the tallest of cobra lilies, Arisaema tortuosum has green spathes and a long spadix like a long, narrow tongue licking the air.
Description:
Arisaema tortuosum rises to four to six feet on spectacularly mottled stems making it the tallest of the genus. The palmate, tropical-looking leaves are held near the top of the stalk from which emerges the jack-in-the-pulpit inflorescence. Out of the pale green spathe emerges a darker, often purple, spadix appendage like a whip-like tongue shooting up to ten inches skyward. Totally fabulous and a great conversation piece! Widespread across the Himalayan countries, India, western China and Myanmar.
Common Name: Whipcord Cobra Lily - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Araceae (The Arum Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour: White
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour: Black
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Woodland, mountain forest, damp shady places, in the open, on roadsides, margins of clearings in sholas, 600-3900m.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas
Asia and the Pacific - Indian Subcontinent
Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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