Arisaema engleri Pink Flowering Plants When it's extremely happy

When it's extremely happy

who found this on her property and realized it was much better than the Lespedeza thunbergii 'Albiflora' of the trade (earlier flowering and no color reversions)

has 5" long oval leaves with a very dramatic border that emerges gold

A sharp knife drawn through the base of the stem often works better than pruning shears

Arisaema engleri Pink Flowering Plants When it's extremely happyArisaema engleri from 4000' elevation in the Hubei Province of China is a rarely offered cobra lily that's often confused in the trade with the Japanese Arisaema sazensoo. In very early spring, the two 5 7 leaflet leaves emerge from a central stem (usually purple). Sitting between the two leaves on a short stalk is a 3 4" tall purple and white striped pitcher. The greenish and purple speckled sex organ sticks upright in the pitcher with the dark