Arisaema Dracontium

Arisaema Dracontium Care

Arisaema Dracontium

Other names: Dragonroot, Greendragon, Dragon Arum

What is the plant

It is a narrow, greenish, hooded, cylinder with a long, upward-pointing "tongue." There are numerous tiny flowers crowded onto the 6-inch-long flower stem, the lower part of which is enclosed within the leaf stem. The white flowers are very small, with no petals or sepals. Orange-red berries follow.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

max 5a

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Medium
Sunlight
Sun , Shade
Soil
Cultivation: The preference is dappled sunlight during the spring and light shade during the summer. The soil should be moist and loamy with a layer of decaying leaves. This plant adapts to shady areas underneath trees and doesn't like to dry out. It has few problems with disease and insect pests.

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Additional
All parts of Arisaema dracontium are poisonous. This is related to the calcium oxalate crystals (and other toxins) in the plant. If ingested, intense burning of the throat, lips and tongue will occur. During flowering in spring, a single slender, green spathe 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) long is produced; it covers a tapering, long thin spadix. The tail-like spadix grows out around the top of its spathe.
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