Arisaema griffithii Spigelia with the same glossy foliage

with the same glossy foliage and stunning

Year-round

If they begin to look tired during the growing season

variegated form

a limited collector's edition (not associated with the Franklin Mint) plant for a special site in the woodland garden

Arisaema griffithii Spigelia with the same glossy foliageIt 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