American skunk cabbage in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lysichiton americanus

American skunk cabbage

This rhizomous perennial is well named as the odour it gives off is not pleasant. The plant can become invasive. Leaves are a bright green and the flowers are typical arum and are coloured bright yellow. It produces a spiked spadix which sprouts small flowers that as the petals die, produce seeds.

plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Occasional watering
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
Medium to heavy

plant information

Common name

American skunk cabbage

Latin name

Lysichiton americanus

type

Perennial

family

Araceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

Medium to heavy
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown American skunk cabbage is 1.00meters x 1.30meters

1.00 M 1.30 M

Lysichiton americanus

This rhizomous perennial is well named as the odour it gives off is not pleasant. The plant can become invasive. Leaves are a bright green and the flowers are typical arum and are coloured bright yellow. It produces a spiked spadix which sprouts small flowers that as the petals die, produce seeds.

Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant out in a permanently moist site, does well around ponds, in full sun or partial shade.

Flowering Seaso

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Flowers are typical of the arum and bright yellow, the spike like spadix develops small flowers that as the petals die produce seeds.

Propagation by seed

From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer

Sow seeds into final site making sure they are permanently damp.

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