General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 18 inches
Leaves: Other: Emerges from late spring into summer. Winter dormant.
Fruit: Showy
Other: In the fall.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Tuber
Resistances: Deer Resistant
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: Seeds: Other info: Remove seed(s) from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Cobra Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Arisaema flavum subsp. flavum
  • Synonym: Arisaema flavum subsp. abbreviatum
  • Synonym: Arisaema abbreviatum

Photo Gallery
Location: Calgary
Date: 2013-04-16
Seedlings of Arisaema flavum abbreviatum. Started March 16, 2013.

Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-05-18
Flower beginning to open.

Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa

Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa

Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa
Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Mar 6, 2013 4:04 PM concerning plant:
    Grow in cool sun to part shade in well-drained fertile, evenly moist soil. Arisaemas are tuberous perennials that die back to the ground in winter. Arisaema flavum emerges from late spring into summer. It is one of the toughest and easiest Arisaemas to grow. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Found in open, rocky areas of the Himalayas from Afghanistan to SW China at 6,000 to 15,000 ft.
    http://www.wildgingerfarm.com/...

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