Arisaema iyoanum var nakaianum Cambodia both in their macabre beauty

both in their macabre beauty and memorable fragrance (like running over a skunk)

as roots must be spread horizontally just below the soil surface and not stuck deep in the ground as is the case with virtually all other plants

Hibiscus 'Red Flyer' is a 2002 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a hybrid of two US natives

so painfully slow

Arisaema iyoanum var nakaianum Cambodia both in their macabre beautyArisaema iyoanum var. nakaianum is one of the rarest and most dramatic of the Japanese native cobra lilies found only along riverbanks in Japan's Shikoku Province. The 3' tall single black blotched stalk is topped with a single horseshoe shaped green leaf with 9 11 leaflets. The jack in the pulpit like spathe is dark black with pink to green vertical striping. Inside the flower (spathe) sits a club like green spadix with black freckles each seedling