Jack-in-the-pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit is the iconic woodland aroid, its hooded green-and-purple spathe sheltering a 'jack' spadix, ripening to a cluster of brilliant red berries. Foliage contains irritating calcium oxalate.
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- green, purple, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV