Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color |
Fruit: | Showy Other: Berries orange-red when ripe. |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Green Other: Spathe green outside light red to white inside. Spadix variable whitish to yellow to red. |
Underground structures: | Tuber |
Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
Toxicity: | Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Remove seeds from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
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