Jack-in-the-pulpit is an excellent woodland garden plant. It is easy to cultivate and requires very little care. It thrives under a variety of conditions, but grows most vigorously in moist, shady, seasonally wet locations. Deer will not eat this plant!
The "Jack," is the spongy cylindrical structure inside a leaf-like structure that is rolled into a deep cup with an overhanging roof, the "pulpit". The whole ensemble somewhat resembles a minister in an old-fashioned pulpit. The fruit are smooth, shiny green, 1 cm wide berries clustered on the thickened spadix and ripen in late summer and fall, turning a bright red color before the plants go dormant.
Seeds / Packet: 10
Seeds / Ounce: 500
Dormant bare root plants ship each year during optimal transplanting seasons: Spring (April - May) and Fall (October).
*This species may be difficult and/or slow to germinate and grow to maturity. Please note the germination code below.
