Arisarum Vulgare
Friar's Cowl
Arisarum are small tuberous or rhizomatous perennials. They form dense clumps of long-stalked, heart- shaped or arrow-shaped leaves,and clusters of small; flowers wrapped in hooded spathes. Arisarum Vulgare - Friar's Cowl - is a rhizomatous plant that bears flowers with a purplish-brown or olive green striped spathe about 5" long, with an open upper part that looks like the friar's cowl after which it gets its common name
Contributed by @Nannaida
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Friar's Cowl
Latin name
Arisarum Vulgare
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Araceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Arisarum Vulgare
Arisarum are small tuberous or rhizomatous perennials. They form dense clumps of long-stalked, heart- shaped or arrow-shaped leaves,and clusters of small; flowers wrapped in hooded spathes. Arisarum Vulgare - Friar's Cowl - is a rhizomatous plant that bears flowers with a purplish-brown or olive green striped spathe about 5" long, with an open upper part that looks like the friar's cowl after which it gets its common name
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
The spathed flowers appear in Spring
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Arisarum need woodland conditions - partial shade, and moist, humus-rich soil. Plant in Spring in a position that can replicate these conditions.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seed direct in the growing site, or in a drill to be planted out to the desired site after germination, in Spring.