Weird. Jack-in-the-Pulpits are the show-offs of the woodland. Their flowers are just slightly naughty looking, which no doubt accounts for their prudish name. "Um, yes, and that's a preacher!"
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| Arisaema triphyllum: native Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
However, their best feature comes after they've been pollinated - bright red aggregate fruit!
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| Aggregate fruit of Arisaema |
The stalks are lying over because the plants are entering dormancy - they're still quite alive and will make their appearance in the spring. I'm going to propagate these plants from seed as well as from their tubers. It's an interesting process when you have these fleshy fruits bearing seeds within. They have to be soaked for a couple of days so the soft part can be rinsed away, and then they are given a cold treatment before sowing. If all goes well, I'll extra plants for my inventory.
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