Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon Plants
(air-uh-SEE-muh   dray-KON-tee-um) 
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Arisaema dracontium, Green Dragon, is a charming native woodland wildflower with very unusual foliage and flower.  This plant grows up to 4 feet tall with a single highly dissected leaf.  Arisaema dracontium, Green Dragon seeds are in a shiny cluster of bright orange red fruit in the fall.  

dracontium (dray-KON-tee-um) = dragon-like
Arisaema (air-uh-SEE-muh)  = Name refers to the plant's resemblance to the Arum family and haima (blood); referring to some species bearing red blotches

Native wild Arisaema dracontium (Green Dragon) plants should be planted in rich soil and shade to partial shade.  The unusual foliage of Green Dragon plants will be an exotic & excellent addition to the shade garden.

Plant Green Dragon with other native these native woodland wildflowers  Columbine  American Spikenard  Jack-in-the-pulpit  Goat's Beard  Wild Ginger  Wild Geranium  Virginia Bluebells  Woodland Phlox  Jacob's Ladder  Bloodroot  Celandine Poppy   Woodland Spiderwort  Purple Trillium   White Trillium  Blue Cohosh  Black Cohosh  Shooting Star  Ginseng   Christmas Fern   Dutchman's Breeches 

In the wild the delightfully unusual flowers of wild Green Dragon bloom in April, May, June, and July in moist shade along rocky slopes in woods, ravines, and along bluffs.  In the flower garden it is best grown in humusy, medium to wet, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Green Dragon does best in constantly moist soil rich in organic matter and does poorly in heavy clay soils.  This native wildflower is somewhat uncommon and should be left alone in the wild.

Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon is similar to Jack-in-the pulpit, except green dragon usually has only one large, compound leaf divided into 7-15 lance-shaped leaflets and has a greenish spadix which is narrower and tapers up and beyond the less prominent, greenish hood (lacks the distinctive purple striping of Jack) of the spathe.  Green Dragon and Jack-in-the-Pulpit plants go dormant in the summer, with the mature plants producing red berries visible in mid to late summer. Roots contain calcium oxalate and are poisonous in an uncooked state.

Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon is an interesting native spring wildflower for the shady woodland garden, wild garden or native plant garden and grows well in moist conditions along streams or ponds. Combine with other shade loving native wildflower that will continue to fill the space in summer when these plants go dormant.

The map below shows areas where wild Arisaema dracontium, Green Dragon plants grow wild but it can be planted and will grow over most of the United States.  
USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 9.

Arisaema dracontium, Green Dragon Plant distribution map complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
  (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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