Is anyone familiar with a Jack-In-The-Pulpit or arisaema triphyllum?
They were around at the edge of dark, dank woods and roadside hedges in England when I was there. Now, in France I see them from time to time. Come to think of it, there may not be so many about, or perhaps I’m just not looking in the right places. I know nothing about their cultivation, but I found this page on the net http://www.innogize.com/wildflowers/jack-plp.htm, which does have a little information. Here’s some extracts: • Comments: Jack-in-the-Pulpit is among the most commonly recognized woodland wildflowers to people willing to stoop to its height. The plant grows about a foot high, usually in large colonies of individual plants; I have never seen more than two grow together in the closest proximity. It is best found in woodland areas near swamps, though not waterlogged areas. Bottomlands are not the only areas Jack-in-the-Pulpit grows. Because it lives in ecotonic areas, it associate