Arisaema japonicum,
variable in form and color, is a perennial herb inhabiting damp
forest floors in mountainous regions, growing to 50-60cm in height,
with two leaves with many pedately divided oblong leaflets, also
with oblate-shaped corms underground. Pseudostems are generally
purple patches of clouds that may remind of a pit viper. Spathes and
leaves open simultaneously, the former ranging from green to purple,
with white stripes. Bloom time April-June. |