The arrangement of
the flower parts of Arisaema is unusual and very distinct. The
spathe (pulpit or hood) is 4-7 inches long with the
blade bent forward across the top of the plant.
The outside of the spathe is green or purple and the inside may have a bold pattern of
alternating purple and greenish white stripes.
The spadix (Jack) is cylindrical with
pollen-bearing flowers near the top and a
cluster of female flowers near the base. Red
berries appear 5-6 months after flowering.
Early to mid-spring
Each plant usually
has two, 3 lobed leaves which are borne on 1-2
inch long petioles. The leaf segments are
sessile, elliptic shaped and 9 inches long. The
leaves generally elongate after flowering.
