Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Family: Araceae (Arum Family)
· Hardiness Zone: 4-9
· Height: 16-24 inches
· Spread: 12-18 inches
· Bloom Time: May
· Bloom: the spadix (Jack) is an erect spike
containing numerous green to purple flowers and the sheath-like (pulpit) which
encases the lower part of the spadix and then opens to form a hood
· Light: part shade to
full shade
· Soil: rich in organic
matter; does poorly in heavy clay soils
· Moisture: medium to wet
· Use: shady woodland
garden
· Care: medium
· Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems; roots contain calcium oxalate and are poisonous
· Native to: eastern North
America
· Notes: tolerate black
walnut; deer resistant; most plants in a colony will vanish by mid-summer (become dormant) but
the mature hermaphroditic flowering plant will produce a cluster of red berries
in mid to late summer which becomes visible as the spathe withers
· Supplier: Jeannine
Johnson
· Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Shade Garden F075
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