Arisaema yunnanense Black Flowering Plants Peacock spikemoss fern roots down

Peacock spikemoss fern roots down as it grows

but the most common is a green leaf with a wide central stripe of silver

topped in summer with 30" tall spikes that emerge like a white Queen Anne's Lace

deciduous hidden cone gingers

This Japanese selection of the evergreen tongue fern has been hardy for over 10 years in our garden

Arisaema yunnanense Black Flowering Plants Peacock spikemoss fern roots downThis unusual but easy to grow Chinese species of cobra lily was quite abundant in several areas that we visited during our 1996 expedition to Yunnan, China. The long narrow three lobed leaves make A. yunnanense quite distinctive from other cobra lilies. The vivid green and white striped pitcher along with a green snake like spadix peeking out from the opening, tops the leaf stalks in late spring.