General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Other: 1, 2 or 3 leaves with multiple leaflets.
Fruit: Other: Berries red when ripe.
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Tuber
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs.
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Remove seed(s) from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Pollinators: Flies
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Whipcord Cobra Lily
  • Cobra Lily
Also sold as:
  • Arisaema tortuosa

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England UK
Date: 2021-10-10
Arisaema tortuosum
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
Uploaded by NJBob
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-04-26

Date: 2013-07-09

Date: 2013-07-17
Location: Chicago
Date: 2020-06-22
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-04-26
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-04-29
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Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-04-30
Flowers; male above, female below
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27

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