PlantsShade & Groundcovers
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A hooded flower, then a club of red fruit
EasyShade & GroundcoversAlso Flowers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Apr–Jun
- How it spreads
- Corm, stays put
- What to buy
- A container plant. Give it a year to size up.
- When to plant
- Apr–May
In the design
Moist shade on the north or east side. The flower is the whole show; the red fruit in late summer is for birds, not people.
Handle with care
Calcium oxalate. Not food.
