Description
vase-shaped
This selection was made at the University of British Columbia from seed collected by Dick Pearson from the alpine forests (9500' elevation) of Mt
an English naturalist from the 1700s
We still recommend early establishment in Zone 7b
like a Solomon's seal
Arisaema tortuosum Summer Flowering Plants vase-shapedArisaema tortuosum is one of the true conversation pieces of the hardy aroid world. The thick, 4' tall, fleshy petiole (stalk) of Arisaema tortuosum emerges in early June, adorned by two tropical looking, palmate green leaves near the top. As the leaves unfurl, the pitcher that tops the stem opens to reveal a green Jack in the pulpit flower, but with a whip like tongue that extends from the mouth of the flower upwards to 12" or more it don't get much