General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Leaves: Other: One tripartite leaf.
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus.
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Remove seed(s) from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets

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Common names
  • Griffith's Cobra Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Arisaema griffithii
  • Synonym: Arisaema griffithii var. verrucosum
  • Synonym: Arisaema hookeri

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Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-04-18
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-25
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-11
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-05-09
Location: z6a
Date: 2012-03-29
Tuber
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-05-24
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-07-18
Location: Chicago, IL North Suburbs
Date: 2017-05-07
Started Several from collected seed. Good germination with winter
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-05-12
Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Feb 6, 2012 11:32 PM concerning plant:
    Tubers are an important winter food for people of Sikkam in India.
    Harvesting is only allowed for a week; plant's status is monitored by the forest department.
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Very cool by valleylynn Mar 30, 2012 5:09 AM 5

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