Arisaema taiwanense Colocasia Plant under the branches of

Plant under the branches of a large tree or shrub to ensure that the corms stay dry in the summer

pink and white flowers

The common name

Japan that is reportedly now extinct in the wild

The 30" wide clump is topped with purple

Arisaema taiwanense Colocasia Plant under the branches ofIf you haven't grown A. taiwanense, you haven't lived! This stunning cobra lily emerges in spring as a thick, 30" tall, snakeskin colored stalk of light green with dark black blotches. Atop the stem sits a perfectly radial leaf, with 1' long leaflets, emerging like spokes on a wheel, each ending as a drooping thread. The flower emerges from the ground to form a giant grim reaper like black purple hood with a long threadlike tongue emerging from the