SCIENTIFIC NAME: Arisaema triphyllum

COMMON NAME: Jack-in-the-pulpit

FAMILY: Araceae

TYPE: Perennial

LEAVES: Palmately compound, plants bear 2 leaves with 3-5 leaflets

FLOWERS: Spathe may be striped with green or purple

SEASON OF BLOOM: Spring

GROWTH HABIT: 12-20"

SOIL: Moist, enriched with organic matter

SUN: Shade

HARDINESS: Zone 4-8

UTILIZATION: Plant in groups of 12 or more. Usually go dormant in summer after flowering.

DISEASE:

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS:

PROPAGATION: Separation of young tubers

MAINTENANCE: Best left undisturbed

NOTES: Flowers provide some of the most unusual architectural arrangements in the plant kingdom. Do not dig this plant from the wild, buy nursery propagated plants.