Arisaema yunnanense Black Flowering Plants Peacock spikemoss fern roots down

Peacock spikemoss fern roots down as it grows

It is readily propagated by mid-spring stem cuttings or by division

Because of its resistance to the dreaded Hibiscus sawfly

deciduous hidden cone gingers

After the April flowering

Arisaema yunnanense Black Flowering Plants Peacock spikemoss fern roots downThis unusual but easy to grow Chinese species of cobra lily was quite abundant in several areas that we visited during our 1996 expedition to Yunnan, China. The long narrow three lobed leaves make A. yunnanense quite distinctive from other cobra lilies. The vivid green and white striped pitcher along with a green snake like spadix peeking out from the opening, tops the leaf stalks in late spring.