Arisaema tortuosum var. helleborifolium
Arisaema tortuosum var. helleborifolium is a tall cobra lily with green spathes and stems with beautiful markings.
Arisaema tortuosum, the whipcord cobra lily, occurs across a vast area of Asia and consequently exhibits wide regional variation. This form used to be its own species — A. helleborifolium — but has now been swallowed alive into A. tortuosum where it is not recognized. Our plants are definitely different than the normal species so we retain the variety name. Variety helleborifolium is like the species but markedly taller and more cold tolerant. It also has spectacularly mottled stems.
Common Name: Cobra Lily - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Araceae (The Arum Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Part Sun Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour: Black
Fragrance: No
Berries: Red
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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