General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches (30-45cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Other: Green when ripe.
Flowers: Showy
Other: Lower (female) zone of spadix fused to spathe
Underground structures: Tuber
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Green Dragon
  • Voodoo Lily
  • Pinellia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pinellia tripartita
  • Synonym: Arisaema tripartitum
  • Synonym: Atherurus tripartitus

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Location: Cincinnati, OH
Date: 2013-05-11
Location: z6a, Smith College Botanical Garden
Date: 2012-08-23

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: z6a, Smith College Botanical Garden
Date: 2012-08-23
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-25
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