Dancing Crane Cobra Lily

Arisaema heterophyllum Araceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

East Asia

Location

Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

Seneca Hill Perennials, Naylor Creek Nursery

Description

Plants similar in appearance and habitat preference to the American A. dracontium, but with the inflorescence held above the foliage, and the spadix-appendix more dramatically upthrust. Like A. dracontium, it has an elegant pedate leaf.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5