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Arisaema candidissimum (Chinese Cobra Lily)

White-Spathed Jack In The Pulpit, Chinese Jack In The Pulpit, Chinese Cobra Lily, Pink Cobra Lily


This charming tuberous perennial bursts from the ground in late spring - early summer with highly elegant, white, luminous hooded spathes, striped pale pink. Besides the exotic beauty of its blooms, Arisaema candidissimum (Chinese Cobra Lily) also emits a sweet perfume, which lasts for a short while after the spathe unfolds. The foliage of huge, three-lobed leaves (up to 2 ft. across or 60 cm) usually appears after the flowers, and remains attractive during the growing season. Cobra Lilies set seed with bright orange-red seed pods in late summer to early fall and may eventually form large colonies if happy. They are found growing on sunny, rocky banks in the wild.

  • Awarded the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society
  • Grows in clumps, up to 16 in. high (40 cm) and 9 in. wide (22 cm), this beauty naturalizes easily and will come back year after year!
  • Easily grown in humus-richmoist, well-drained soils in full sun or part shade. Prefers sandy, loose soils. Make sure tubers do not dry out when dormant
  • Deer resistant
  • Stunning in bedsbordersunderplanting shrubs or roses, cottage gardens
  • Virtually disease free. Watch for slugs and vine weevil
  • Propagate by seed, sowing them in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring. Offsets may be removed in late summer

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Requirements

Hardiness 5 – 9
Plant Type Bulbs, Perennials
Plant Family Arisaema - Jack in the Pulpit
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early)
Height 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm)
Spread 6" – 9" (15cm – 22cm)
Spacing 6" – 9" (15cm – 22cm)
Depth 8" (20cm)
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer
Garden Uses Beds and Borders, Underplanting Roses and Shrubs
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden

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Requirements

Hardiness 5 – 9
Plant Type Bulbs, Perennials
Plant Family Arisaema - Jack in the Pulpit
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early)
Height 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm)
Spread 6" – 9" (15cm – 22cm)
Spacing 6" – 9" (15cm – 22cm)
Depth 8" (20cm)
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer
Garden Uses Beds and Borders, Underplanting Roses and Shrubs
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Mediterranean Garden

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