General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 12 to 15 inches (30-38cm)
Leaves: Other: Single horseshoe shaped with multiple (7-13) leaflets.
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
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: Division
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Common names
  • Japanese Cobra Lily
  • Cobra Lily
  • Kyushu Japanese Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Arisaema kiushianum
  • Synonym: Flagellarisaema kiushianum

Photo Gallery
Location: No.Calif amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2006 May
Location: in my greenhouse in Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2021-06-21
Location: St Louis
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: RHS Wisley, UK.
Location: RHS Wisley, UK.
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2009-05-22
It has a white patch 'under the hood' with a dark spadix rising u
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2009-05-22
The leaf stalk has 7 or more leaflets.
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2009-05-22
A single leaf is made above the spathe.

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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