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Arisaema ciliatum

Arisaema ciliatum
Photo: Lokal_Profil, CC BY-SA 3.0

Arisaema ciliatum is a tuberous woodland perennial in the Arum family, native to western Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan and Meghalaya in India. It grows from a corm and dies back to the ground each year, and it needs cool, moist conditions with shade.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and water less after the leaves die back.
Soil
Humus-rich, moisture-retentive but free-draining soil, such as leaf mould mixed with loam.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C when dormant; prefers cool summers.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts contain calcium oxalate crystals and other irritants typical of Arisaema, causing burning and swelling of the mouth and throat if eaten.
Native range
Assam (Meghalaya), China (W. Sichuan, NW. Yunnan)
Climate
temperate

About

Arisaema ciliatum is a plant species in the family Araceae. It is found in Lijang, Yunnan, China at elevations of 2500 meters.

Other Arisaema plants

Florida Jack In The Pulpit · Amur Jack In The Pulpit · Arisaema attenuatum · Arisaema barnesii · Arisaema candidissimum · Himalayan Cobra Lily · Arisaema decipiens · Green dragon · Arisaema erubescens · Arisaema fimbriatum · Yellow Cobra Lily · Griffith's cobra lily

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arisaema ciliatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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