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Arisaema ringens
Also called Japanese Cobra Lily, Ringen’s Jack In The Pulpit
Arisaema ringens is a tuberous perennial from the Arum family, native to forest margins in East Asia, growing up to about 45 cm. It is grown for its striking hooded flowers and needs moist, humus-rich soil in a cool, shaded spot.
Arisaema ringens, the Japanese cobra lily (a name it shares with Arisaema sikokianum), is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the Zhoushan Islands of China, Taiwan, South Korea, central Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands. A tuberous geophyte reaching 45 cm (18 in), in the wild they are found at low elevations in forests. A dioecious species, it is pollinated by flies. In the garden it needs moist, humus-rich soil, and is hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9.
Arisaema candidissimum · Himalayan Cobra Lily · Yellow Cobra Lily · Japanese Jack In The Pulpit · Jack in the pulpit · Jack in the pulpit
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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.
