Looking for a sign of spring? How’s this?
That is, of course, a Jack-in-the-pulpit, however with a slight difference.
This one is an Arisaema sikokianum, the Japanese Jack-in-the-pulpit.
According to the Wikipedia, and it has to be true if it is from the Wiki, it is
“Found only in moist, shaded areas on the Island of Shikoku in Japan.”
Well, OK then. Either we have moved or this is an import…. I am guessing that it is an import….. and for the plant, being so far away from home is what makes it a SPOTH instead of just another run-of-the-mill garden plant. I am not sure how we end up with these strange plants in the yard. They just sort of show up.
Here is a closer look.
It is a good sign of spring anyway.