Arisaema candidissimum (Chinese Cobra Lily)

This charming tuberous perennial bursts from the ground in late spring – early summer with highly elegant, white, luminous hooded spathes, striped pale pink. Besides the exotic beauty of its blooms, Arisaema candidissimum (Chinese Cobra Lily) also emits a sweet perfume, which lasts for a short while after the spathe unfolds. The foliage of huge, three-lobed leaves (up to 2 ft. across or 60 cm) usually appears after the flowers, and remains attractive during the growing season. Cobra Lilies set seed with bright orange-red seed pods in late summer to early fall and may eventually form large colonies if happy. They are found growing on sunny, rocky banks in the wild.

• Awarded the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society
• Grows in clumps, up to 16 in. high (40 cm) and 9 in. wide (22 cm), this beauty naturalizes easily and will come back year after year!
• Easily grown in humus-rich, moist, well-drained soils in full sun or part shade. Prefers sandy, loose soils. Make sure tubers do not dry out when dormant
• Deer resistant
• Stunning in beds, borders, underplanting shrubs or roses, cottage gardens. 
• Virtually disease free. Watch for slugs and vine weevil
• Propagate by seed, sowing them in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring. Offsets may be removed in late summer