General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Partial Shade to Full Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Plant Height: |
12 to 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
15 to 18 inches |
| Fruit: |
Showy
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Brown
Green
Other: Variable. Green or red-brown with white stripes
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
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| Uses: |
Will Naturalize
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
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| Toxicity: |
Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs.
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
Other info: Remove seed(s) from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination.
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Offsets
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| Pollinators: |
Flies
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- Jack in the Pulpit
- Indian Turnip
- Bog Onion
- Brown Dragon
- American Wake Robin
- Accepted: Arisaema triphyllum
- Synonym: Arisaema triphyllum var. zebrinum
- Synonym: Arisaema atrorubens
Posted by
adknative (Eagle Bay, New York - Zone 3b) on Oct 21, 2021 9:42 AM concerning plant:
Arisaema triphyllum, or the wild Jack in the Pulpit - It's of interest to note, although the plant is listed as toxic to cats and dogs, the American Black Bear (native throughout the northeast) is known to dig these plants up and eat the roots.
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 7, 2011 2:33 PM concerning plant:
Does poorly in heavy clay soil. Needs constantly moist soil that is rich in organic matter.
Posted by
jmorth (central Illinois) on Dec 24, 2011 2:52 PM concerning plant:
A fairly common wildflower in Illinois found in moist woods settings flowering in April and May.
Flowers wrapped in a tube-like green sheath termed a spathe, folds over the flower top. Inside the spathe, flowers are crowded together along lower end of spadix (cylindrical brown or green column).
Cluster of shiny orange-red fruit evident in the fall.
Indians used the corm to treat sore eyes (Chippewas). Pawnee Indians used a powder prepared from corm and applied it to the head or temples to relieve headache. Corm also utilized in the treatment of snakebite, ringworm, gas, rheumatism, and asthma. Indians also used the corm, after boiling or baking (thereby neutralizing the unpleasant reactivity of the calcium oxalate crystals) for food.
Plant Events from our members
| Chillybean |
On October 15, 2015 |
Obtained plant
Put on north side of house. |
| Lilydaydreamer |
On April 25, 2023 |
Bloomed |
| antsinmypants |
On February 15, 2023 |
Seeds sown
WS 10. |
| dnrevel |
On July 13, 2022 |
Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| dnrevel |
On April 26, 2022 |
Seeds sown
Planted in seed tray, placed in greenhouse. |
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