Arisaema griffithii Spigelia produced in early February (NC)

produced in early February (NC)

Year-round

Rehmannia piasezkii is topped with 2' tall stalks dripping with massive

Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Snow Cream' is a triploid form that is much more winter hardy (below 0 degrees F) than the older diploid form which used to be sold as Edgeworthia papyrifera

After trialing Agastache 'Blue Fortune' in our dry garden in the late '90s

Arisaema griffithii Spigelia produced in early February (NC)It is Arisaema griffithii to which the common name cobra lily most applies. Just as with Arisaema ringens, the flower emerges alongside the tripartite leaf. The long, thin black tongue hangs from the bizarre, purple and yellow striped, cobra head looking spathe, all held atop a short 3 6" stalk in midspring. As a lame attempt at censorship, the 20" tall leaf stalk finally obscures the old flower. A. griffithii occurs in open forests to 12,000' in