General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches (46-61cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Other: Green when ripe.
Flowers: Showy
Other: Lower (female) zone of spadix fused to spathe
Flower Color: Green
Other: Spathe green to yellow-green, spadix green.
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
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: Other info: Self-sterile. Can set seed from pollen of other Pinellia.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: Atropurpurea x Pinellia pedatisecta

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Common names
  • Hybrid Pinellia
  • Giant Green Dragon
  • Pinellia

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Location: St Louis
Date: 2013-04-28
Location: St Louis
Date: 2015-05-02

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens in South Amana, IA
Date: Spring 2011
Comments:
  • Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Oct 22, 2012 1:35 PM concerning plant:
    Discovered and introduced by Dick Weaver, founder of We-Du nursery.
    Hybrid: P. tripartita 'Atropurpurea' x P. pedatisecta
    Different sources note it as either sterile or self-sterile.

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