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Arisaema
(redirected from Cobra Lilies)

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Noun1.Arisaema - tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennialsArisaema - tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
genus Arisaema
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Araceae, arum family, family Araceae - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
Arisaema atrorubens, Arisaema triphyllum, Indian turnip, jack-in-the-pulpit, wake-robin - common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
Arisaema dracontium, green dragon - early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
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You could also try the sinister cobra lilies from the Himalayas, the stout and showy South African crinums, or dainty wild gladioli from the meadows of the veldt.
GARDEN LIFE; Add a lily bit of colour for a bright summer by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
In the glade beneath the trees grew blue meconopsis and yellow Primula Helodoxa, as well as weird cobra lilies.
Grow for it at summer shows; Branch out and go to this year's garden ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The Himalayan cobra lilies, or arisaemas, have strange offal-like flowers and give out a sickening aroma of rotting meat to attract pollinating flies.
In the garden, all is just smell; Go out walking after midnight and ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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