Pinellia are arisaema and amorphophallus relatives that are probably the easiest of the three to grow, as well as the hardiest. Pinellia are aroids, prized both for their attractive foliage as well as their unique, sexually explicit flowers.
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Pinellia flowers, like that of all members of the family araceae have a unique anatomy...the spathe and spadix. While there are weedy members of the genus (Pinellia ternata, and to a lesser extent, Pinellia pedatisecta) the remaining members make great additions to the woodland garden.
Like its aroid relatives, Pinellia prefers partial shade to morning sun and well-amended, evenly moist garden soil. Pinellia produces its bizarre, snake-like, green flowers from spring to fall. Although we have selected the most non-invasive pinellia, many still produce viable seed, so keep this in mind when siting your plants. When you are ready to buy pinellias for your garden, check out our list of pinellias for sale below.
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This rarely seen pinellia, from the eastern China provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, is one of the more unusual members of an already obscure genera. The glossy, peltate green leaves (like a heart-shaped plate balanced on a stick) produce a 1' wide clump. Starting in late spring, the clumps are adorned with lime-green spathe and spadix inflorescences...resembling an anorexic ET with a long, creamy yellow, whip-like tongue. In hot dry climates, Pinellia peltata will go summer dormant. In regions with cool night temperatures, they will form stolons that dive and re-emerge from the soil like a sea serpent, each ending in a new bulb (tubercle) on the tip. He who dies with the most bizarre plants wins...score early and often! Thanks to plantsman Jim Waddick for making this available. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
We are very pleased to finally offer this highly coveted hybrid pinellia (Pinellia tripartita 'Atropurpurea' x Pinellia pedatisecta) that was discovered and introduced by We-Du founder Dick Weaver. The plant is an intermediate between the two parents with one additional trait...self sterility (no seed set unless you have other pinellia species nearby). We've been assured by medical professionals that this is not reversible, so don't fret about baby pinellias. The vigorous clumps produce both 2' tall, upright stalks of five-leaflet foliage alongside the equal-height stalks of spathe and spadix flowers from early April through September. Pinellia 'Polly Spout' is named for the small town of Polly Spout, NC, where We-Du was founded. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This unique Japanese selection of their native Pinellia tripartita makes a 1' tall x 1' wide clump composed of glossy green tripartite (three-parted) leaves flecked with a silver overlay...think a really bad case of spider mites and you get the picture...without the leaf distortion, of course. The clumps are adorned with 15" tall, Jack-in-the-pulpit-like flowers held just above the foliage throughout the summer. As the flowers age they dump their seed near the base of the plant, so when you have enough babies, a little horticultural circumcision does the trick...of course now that we're headed toward nationalized plant care, why should you worry how many babies you have? Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
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