Be careful not to eat these - they're poisonous.
"Jack-in-the-pulpit; also known as Wild turnip, arum, three-leaved arum, dragon-turnip, brown dragon, devil's-ear, marsh turnip, swamp turnip, meadow turnip, priest's-pintle, lords-and-ladies, Indian Turnip, Bog onion."
The Arboretum, Guelph
and a threatened species,due to deep shade requirements.
ReplyDeleteis this a recent photo?
My jack-i-n-the-backyard-pulpit have not reached this stge of development yet- they are still at mere leafing our ste in chilly nb
jeez, never type when it's late or when you're drunk
ReplyDeletei mean...
the J-entre-Pulpite are at leafing out stage in NB, just now, no blossoms yet
we are weeks (years, millenia) behind.
A Jack arrived in my backyard a few year's ago. Last year, Jill showed up...she's much smaller.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to get you to show me how to take a pic that captures the detail like this.
yer neighbour
hey sue,
ReplyDeletei think Jack in the pulpit and his cousin the "ladyslipper" are the only real boys of the flower world-
all the other flowers seem more like jills (in my book)
This photo was taken about a week ago.
ReplyDeleteSome now have a more pronounced red colour inside.