Arisaema taiwanense Hummingbird Plants We understand this has been

We understand this has been winter hardy at the Denver Botanic Garden

imported to the US by plantsman John Elsley in the 1970s

This consummate conversation piece grows well in sites that can be kept slightly moist but well-drained

but one whose background is mysterious since it has never been seen in the wild

Arisaema taiwanense Hummingbird Plants We understand this has beenIf you haven't grown A. taiwanense, you haven't lived! This stunning cobra lily emerges in spring as a thick, 30" tall, snakeskin colored stalk of light green with dark black blotches. Atop the stem sits a perfectly radial leaf, with 1' long leaflets, emerging like spokes on a wheel, each ending as a drooping thread. The flower emerges from the ground to form a giant grim reaper like black purple hood with a long threadlike tongue emerging from the