Arisaema ringens

Japanese Cobra Lily

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Item #: 2531

Zones: 5a to 9b

Dormancy: Winter, Fall

Height: 24" tall

Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

Origin: China, Japan, Korea

Pot Size: Bare Root / 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


It's hard to imagine anything more spectacular than this easy-to-grow tropical-looking cobra lily, Arisaema ringens. Sitting between the two giant, glossy green, trifoliate leaves on a short petiole (stalk) in early spring is the spectacular cobra-like flower. The thick, purple- and white-striped spathe resembles a perfectly formed cobra head as the tip of the flower curls downward, revealing the glossy purple interior and two "cobra eyes." Looking at the flower head of Arisaema ringens from the front is enough to give you mongoose bumps.