Arisaema heterophyllum

Arisaema heterophyllum is a green cobra lily with a long, yellow spadix appendage that licks out of the spathe like a whip.

Arisaema heterophyllum is a tall-growing cobra lily called “dancing crane” in Japan. It reaches about three feet tall sporting one leaf with at least 15 leaflets and a green flower held above the foliage with a long, yellow, whip-like spadix appendage licking upwards. Easy to grow.

Common Name:  Dancing Crane Cobra Lily

Family:  Araceae (The Arum Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-9

Light:  Full Shade Part Shade

Height:  2-4'

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Green

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Yellow

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Spring

Soil Moisture:  Average

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  Red

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Shaded places in woodland conditions, on humus, in primary evergreen forests, along streams, granite bedrocks,

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