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- Five leaf form
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- Fruit
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- Flower, green form
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- Seeds forming
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- Flower
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- Foliage
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- Spring emergence
Scientific Name:
Arisaema triphyllum
Common Name:
Jack in the pulpit
Scientific Name Pronounciation:
(air-uh-SEE-muh try-FIL-um)
Plant Type:
Perennial
Plant Hardiness Zones:
4-9
Plant Hardiness Zone(s):
Usual Size:
1-3 ft. H X 1-2 ft. W
Flower:
Green to purple-striped spathe (hoodlike leaf) that forms the "pulpit" encloses the erect, cylindrical fleshy spadix ("Jack"); the base of the spadix is surrounded by tiny flowers either all male or all female.
Bloom Time Notes:
Spring
Leaf:
Generally 2 compound leaves, each divided into 3 (sometimes 5) leaflets.
Fruit:
A tight cluster of berries at the base of the spadix; by fall the berries turn bright red.
Wildlife:
Natural Habitat:
Rich, moist woods; streambanks.
Propagation:
By seed (remove flesh red covering and sow immediately; or by root division.
Bloom Time:
Sun or Shade:
Companion Plants:
Cultural Notes:
Incorporate large amounts of humus into the planting bed; thrives with plenty of moisture. Because of its unique appearance it is one of our most loved wildflowers; the corm is filled with a chemical (calcium oxalate) that keeps small mammals away.
Grows from a shallow corm that is renewed each season; can be successfully dug bare root in fall.
Other Common Names: Indian Turnip