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Arisaema sikokianum variegatum
Family: Araceae
Common Name(s):
Grown by: Bruce Peters, San Francisco

Etymology
skikokianum-from the Island of Sikoku

12-20 inches tall with dark brown and light green stripes. The spathe is elevated to a nearly vertical position above the porcelain white interior and bulbously tipped spadix of identical coloring, looking like a ceramic apothecary pestle left in a mortar with a fancy raised lid.

Naturally, Bruce Peters brought in a variegated form with silver markings on the leaflets. Wow! We all wanted each of them!
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Photo by Bruce Peters