• Eventual Height: 0.6m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.15m
Cobra lily Cobra lily

Arisaema speciosum

Cobra lily

size: 2 litre pot   available to order from summer 2012    

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  • Position: partial shade
  • Soil: moist but well drained, neutral to acidic
  • Flowering period: May - June
  • Flower colour: white streaked with purple
  • Hardiness: half hardy


    Give your border a jungle makeover with this elegant plant thatproduces green, purple or chocolate-maroon spathes (Jun-Jul), above large tropical-looking foliage.

  • Garden care: Apply a generous layer of mulch in autumn to protect from the worst of the winter - or if they are in pots, move them to a sheltered spot. Protect the emerging foliage from frosts in spring. Do not allow dormant tubers to dry out completely.

    • Eventual Height: 0.6m
    • Eventual Spread: 0.15m
    Arisaema speciosum - Cobra lily A wonderfully exotic looking plant