General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 30 to 60 inches (76-152cm)
Leaves: Other: Horseshoe shaped with multiple (11-21) leaflets.
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs.
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Remove seed(s) from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Dancing Crane Cobra Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Arisaema heterophyllum
  • Synonym: Arisaema ambiguum
  • Synonym: Arisaema kwangtungense
  • Synonym: Arisaema brachyspathum

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Location: My home
Date: 2020-06-10
arisaema heterophyllum
Location: Lexington, VA
Date: July, 2009

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
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