Arisaema thunbergii Tibet or sleeping neighbor

or sleeping neighbor

Spigelia marilandica is very showy in bloom and its floral display is the reason to grow it

but in the garden

which are dramatically better garden plants that the straight species

Arisaema thunbergii Tibet or sleeping neighborArisaema thunbergii ssp. thunbergii is an easy to grow Japanese cobra lily that features a 2' green stalk that supports a horseshoe shaped, 9 17 leaflet leaf off to the side. Topping the petiole (stalk) is a greenish purple pitcher with a top that arches over the pitcher. The spadix (club) of Arisaema thunbergii ssp. thunbergii emerges from inside the pitcher as an 18" long rubberized, twisted thread that dangles in front of the pitcher very bizarre.