Arisaema taiwanense Hummingbird Plants is a little-known naturally occurring

is a little-known naturally occurring fertile hexaploid (six sets of chromosomes) fern hybrid

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

an 18" stalk will emerge in late June and be topped with a cute

where they are usually appreciated only by snails and slugs

the clump is topped by spikes of bright orange-red flowers (RHS 43A)

Arisaema taiwanense Hummingbird Plants is a little-known naturally occurringIf 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