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Jacquemont's Cobra-Lily

Arisaema jacquemontii

Jacquemont's Cobra-Lily
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0

Jacquemont's Cobra-Lily is a tuberous perennial from the Arum family, native to high-altitude rocky slopes and forests from Afghanistan to China and the Himalayas. It is grown in cool temperate gardens and needs cold winters and well-drained, moist soil.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let it dry out somewhat while dormant.
Soil
Humus-rich, free-draining soil with leaf mould or grit.
Temperature
5–20 °C; hardy to about -15 °C when dormant
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause burning and irritation of the mouth and throat if chewed.
Native range
Afghanistan to China (W. Yunnan), SW. India
Climate
temperate

About

Arisaema jacquemontii is a species of flowering plant from the family Araceae that can be found growing on rocky slopes and in the forests on the elevation of 2,400–4,000 metres (7,900–13,100 ft) in 'Afghanistan, East Asia and Himalayas. The species name refers to French botanist Victor Jacquemont.

Other Arisaema plants

Florida Jack In The Pulpit · Amur Jack In The Pulpit · Arisaema attenuatum · Arisaema barnesii · Arisaema candidissimum · Arisaema ciliatum · Himalayan Cobra Lily · Arisaema decipiens · Green dragon · Arisaema erubescens · Arisaema fimbriatum · Yellow Cobra Lily

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arisaema jacquemontii 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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