Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Plants
(air-uh-SEE-muh   try-FIL-um)
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Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, is a charming plant with very unusual foliage and flower.  This plant grows up to 4 feet tall with a single leaf divided into 3 leaflets.  Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit seeds are in a shiny cluster of bright orange red fruit in the fall.  The unique shape and color of Arisaema triphyllum  Jack-in-the-Pulpit make it an excellent choice for the shade or woodland wildflower garden where it should be planted in rich soil and shade to partial shade. The unusual foliage & flowers of Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-Pulpit plants will be an exotic & excellent addition to the shade garden.

Arisaema (air-uh-SEE-muh) = Name refers to the plant's resemblance to the Arum family and haima (blood); referring to some species bearing red blotches
triphyllum (try-FIL-um)= refers to the plant having three leaves

Native wild Arisaema triphyllum, (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) plants should be planted in rich soil and shade to partial shade.  The unusual foliage of Jack-in-the-Pulpit plants will be an exotic & excellent addition to the shade garden.

Plant Jack-in-the-Pulpit with other native woodland wildflowers like  Columbine  Green Dragon  American Spikenard  Goat's Beard  Wild Ginger  Wild Geranium  Virginia Bluebells  Woodland Phlox  Jacob's Ladder  Bloodroot  Celandine Poppy   Woodland Spiderwort  Purple Trillium   White Trillium  Blue Cohosh  Black Cohosh  Shooting Star  Ginseng   Christmas Fern   Dutchman's Breeches 

The delightfully unusual flowers of our native wild Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-Pulpit plants bloom in April, May, June, and July in moist shade along rocky slopes in woods, ravines, and along bluffs.  In the flower garden it is best grown in humusy, medium to wet, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Jack in the pulpit does best in constantly moist soil rich in organic matter and does poorly in heavy clay soils. This native wildflower is somewhat uncommon and should be left alone in the wild.

Jack-in-the pulpit is similar to Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon, both plants go dormant in the summer, with the mature plants producing red berries visible in mid to late summer. Roots contain calcium oxalate and are poisonous in an uncooked state.

The map below shows areas where wild Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit plants grow wild but it can be planted and will grow over a much wider area than shown.  
USDA plant hardiness zones 2 to 9.

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Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Plant distribution map complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
  (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.