Arisaema lichiangense Peltoboykinia A hummingbird treat

A hummingbird treat

Found at the old Gibraltar estate in Wilmington

where they reseed politely

tucked just under the foliage

They are often called "Autumn Sage" for their peak bloom is late summer into fall

Arisaema lichiangense Peltoboykinia A hummingbird treatArisaema lichiangense hails from dry, open areas at 7,000 10,000' elevation in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan, China. Arisaema lichiangense is a rarely cultivated Jack in the pulpit species, closely related to the better known Arisaema candidissimum and Arisaema fargesii. The trifoliate (3 lobed) leaves, often with a blue green cast, emerge alongside the flower spikes in early June (NC). Atop the 6" tall flowering stalk (pseudostem) sits a pulpit