Arisaema taiwanense Colocasia The common name

The common name

Plant under the branches of a large tree or shrub to ensure that the corms stay dry in the summer

upright deciduous iris

In early spring before the clump bulks up

In 3 years you could expect a 2' wide groundcover mass

Arisaema taiwanense Colocasia The common nameIf 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