Arisaema iyoanum var nakaianum Sarcococca both with a contrasting yellow

both with a contrasting yellow throat

the stem gives enough for the leaf to dump out its catch before refilling

shearing it into a round ball

The foliage is highlighted by an unusual assortment of streaking and misting in the center of each leaf

The pinnules (fern leaflets) are also smaller than typical

Arisaema iyoanum var nakaianum Sarcococca both with a contrasting yellowArisaema iyoanum var. nakaianum is one of the rarest and most dramatic of the Japanese native cobra lilies found only along riverbanks in Japan's Shikoku Province. The 3' tall single black blotched stalk is topped with a single horseshoe shaped green leaf with 9 11 leaflets. The jack in the pulpit like spathe is dark black with pink to green vertical striping. Inside the flower (spathe) sits a club like green spadix with black freckles each seedling