Arisaema iyoanum var nakaianum Cambodia so painfully slow

so painfully slow

light green foliage are topped continuously throughout the summer with 4' tall stalks of large

Due to its sterility

as roots must be spread horizontally just below the soil surface and not stuck deep in the ground as is the case with virtually all other plants

Topping the petiole (stalk) is a greenish purple pitcher with a top that arches over the pitcher

Arisaema iyoanum var nakaianum Cambodia so painfully slowArisaema iyoanum var. nakaianum is one of the rarest and most dramatic of the Japanese native cobra lilies found only along riverbanks in Japan's Shikoku Province. The 3' tall single black blotched stalk is topped with a single horseshoe shaped green leaf with 9 11 leaflets. The jack in the pulpit like spathe is dark black with pink to green vertical striping. Inside the flower (spathe) sits a club like green spadix with black freckles each seedling