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Japanese White Jack: Arisaema sikokianum

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arisaema sikokianum clump

Family: Araceae

Above: A sikokianum patch, Below: A sikokianum flower

Use: woodlands, shady gardens, under shrubs and trees

arisaema sikokianum

Plant: tuberous perennial to 24 "

Origin: forests of Japan

Zone
: 4 - 8

Flowers
: dark spathe with striped lid and white knob-like spadix; striking in shady gardens, beautiful when backlit, worthy cutlfower.

Foliage: palmately lobed foliage with markings; usually fades by mid summer.

Culture
: part shade to shade in moist soil. Red berries produced in late summer.



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