What is Arisaema?

arisaema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arum, araceae . Many species are found in Asia and Africa and are known as Cobra lily. A common species in North America is Arisaema Triphyllum, or jack in a plant from a pulpit. This Arum is located in wet places such as swamps and grows well in the shade. The whole plant is poisonous, but one should be particularly careful of red fruits produced in autumn. They have a wide range of growing from Canada in Florida and west to Minnesota, thickets and forests. Plants are grown in Europe mainly as gardening specimens. Jack in a pulpit set in autumn should produce the leaves the following spring if they are planted in wet soil. The leaves grow in groups of three and resemble the leaves of poisonous ivy.

The plant derives the general name of flowers, which can vary in color and appearance. They all have a spathe called a pulpit that circles around to cover up Spadix, known as Jack. To spaDix is ​​a number of small flowers. Plants change their sex as they age. They start mostly with male flowers, while larger, older plants produce mostly female flowers.

flowers are pollinated with flies that are common to Arums. The flowers use heat to create rancid odor to attract insects. After pollination, glossy green fruits are produced at Spadix. Fruit red in autumn, each of which generally contains one to five seeds.

These plants contain calcium oxalate, which makes them poisonous. Deer is rarely eaten. Jack at the pulpit is one of the few specimens that can grow under black nuts. This is remarkable because these trees produce compounded are toxic to most other plants.

Some gardeners grow these plants in specially designed rain gardens. Such gardens are usually built in an area where rain naturally flows downhill. SprayThey avoid.

arisaema tortuosum or WhipCord Cobra lily is another kind of gardening interest of Arisaem. It can grow to 7 ft (2.1 m) high. It represents a distinctive appearance with its padix. First, the organ grows horizontally and suddenly turns vertically. The appearance of the padix was compared with a whip and led to his ordinary name. Whipcord Cobra Lily comes from Asia.