Arisaema griffithii Spigelia Rehmannia piasezkii is topped with

Rehmannia piasezkii is topped with 2' tall stalks dripping with massive

variegated form

If they begin to look tired during the growing season

we like horticultural multi-tasking

000'+ on rocky slopes in the mountains of Hubei and Shaanxi provinces

Arisaema griffithii Spigelia Rehmannia piasezkii is topped withIt is Arisaema griffithii to which the common name cobra lily most applies. Just as with Arisaema ringens, the flower emerges alongside the tripartite leaf. The long, thin black tongue hangs from the bizarre, purple and yellow striped, cobra head looking spathe, all held atop a short 3 6" stalk in midspring. As a lame attempt at censorship, the 20" tall leaf stalk finally obscures the old flower. A. griffithii occurs in open forests to 12,000' in