Garden Pictures Pictures by Wolf (22 photos)
Arisaema vulgaris
These lovely little fellows have been coming up around the tap in the front garden. I suspect they like the water from the leaky tap. The foliage is nice with it's green and white shades.
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19 Jul, 2008
I'm not sure yet to tell the truth. They started coming up around the garden tap in the front yard and the flowers reminded me of little snake heads. So I've nicknamed them Cobra lilies until I can find it in a book.
20 Jul, 2008
I had my mother around today to look at the plant Blodyn and she say's they're Arisaema vulgaris. She didn't know if they have a common name or not though. Hope that helps some what. :)
23 Jul, 2008
It reminds me of the jug orchid a native wildflower in WA. Wait till it opens, lol.
23 Jul, 2008
The photo above is a flower in full bloom. They don't open up anymore than that. It looks nice when there are a few flowering because it's just like little snake heads nodding in amongst the foliage.
23 Jul, 2008
I googled fo Arisaema and found at least 30 different species, but the vulgaris was not mentioned. Indeed you were right saying it looks like a snake as they are often called Cobra lilies. They are native to Africa and Asia and also found in North America. So there you have it, you have something unique there. Most of them look fantastic.
23 Jul, 2008
Thanks Marguerite. You learn something new everyday. I think I'll be taking some of these with me (if and when we sell and move again) because they are rather cute.
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