(See our other listing with even larger bulbs.)

A spectacular looking variegated plant. As if the regular A. consanguineum doesn't look exotic enough, the silver centered leaves elevate its looks into the surreal. This spectacular variegated plant is rarely offered online except in seed form. Why buy a seed that may take 4 to 5 years to flower? One of these bulbs, even if they don't produce seeds, will produce approximately 4 to 6 offset bulbs by next Fall. In the amount of time, it would take for a seed to grow up, you could instead buy one bulb and have an entire clump of these plants to brighten up a shady corner of your garden. But if you want seed, I have seed available in another listing on Etsy.

Like the regular form of A. consanguineum, this is an easy plant to grow in zones 5 thru 9. It emerges later than other Arisaemas, usually late June. It unfolds into an imposing 3' to 4' tall plant topped with a parasol of 12 or more leaflets ending at their tips in long threads, making it look like a dwarf palm tree. But this one has leaflets with silver centers, that last until frost. Under this single leaf an exotic purple and green hooded flower is produced that looks like a cobra bearing a long thread-like tongue. If pollinated. the flower will become a pod of red berries in the Fall bearing many seeds. If you want seed this Fall, we recommend buying one larger older bulb, which usually produces a female flower and one smaller and younger bulb that will usually produce a male flower. It will produce many bulblets (offset bulbs) around the main bulb to create a clump of plants. The seeds inside the berries are very easy to germinate and will produce more plants.

All of these plants are grown in zone 6a in New York State. After they have reached a certain size, about half are moved to plastic bags containing slightly moist perlite and stored in a refrigerator for sale. We do this as we can't dig them up from the frozen ground to sell, yet they are cold cycled into being ready to sprout new leaves and flowers in the spring They can also be watched to see they stay in good condition. They will be shipped in the same plastic bags with perlite and can be refrigerated until you want to plant outside or pot them up. Check occasionally as certain Arisaemas like A. ringens and A. triphyllum may actually start growing in the fridge. They need to be potted up at this point, if too cold to plant outside. Monitor dryness as well. You want to see a couple of beads of condensation inside bag but should not get too wet. Do not put in freezer! Good drainage is important and if planted in a pot, I recommend a 2 to 1 mix of perlite to potting soil Great shade plant. but will take a half day of sun. Don't plant in a soggy location or extremely dry location

WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED IN GROWING THIS PLANT!! Please contact us if you have any problems or questions regarding this plant. Extremely deer and varmint resistant!