This past May I shared with you how excited I was to find Jack-in-the-pulpits growing on our new land. I thought you’d like to see what one Jack looks like when it goes to seed:
This Jack-in-the-pulpit is bearing fruit. Photo taken in September.
According to William Cullina in
Wildflowers: A Guide to Growing and Propagating Native Flowers
, every Jack-in-the-pulpit (
Arisaema triphyllum) has both male and female parts, but if the plant is young or weak, only the male parts will be fertile. The female parts are fertile only on older, stronger plants. So this must have been a pretty happy Jack.
Posted for Wildflower Wednesday, created by Gail of Clay and Limestone, to share wildflowers/native plants no matter where you garden in the blogosphere. “It doesn’t matter if we sometimes show the same plants. How they grow and thrive in your garden is what matters most. It’s always the fourth Wednesday of the month!”
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About the Author
Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She would be delighted to speak to your group about colchicums or other gardening topics. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002.
Now, the digging and dividing of perennials, the general autumn cleanup and the planting of spring bulbs are all an act of faith. One carries on before the altar of delayed gratification, until the ground freezes and you can’t do any more other than refill the bird feeder and gaze through the window, waiting for the snow. . . . Meanwhile, it helps to think of yourself as a pear tree or a tulip. You will blossom spectacularly in the spring, but only after the required period of chilling.
~Adrian Higgins
in
The Washington Post, November 6, 2013
I have around 300 plus plants that look like either ginseng or Jack in the pulpit.
Sadly, they are not ginseng as they only have 3 leaflets instead of 5, but the red berries, look like they would have been. then I found out about Jack in the pulpit and the leaves and berries look like that but I dont see the flower part. What other plant could it be?
At what age is beginning to bear fruit Jack-in-the-pulpit?
I really don’t know.
Jack-in-the-pulpit is one of my favorite natives. Thanks for the info. I missed Wildflower Wednesday thanks to Sandy ;-(
I love jack-in-the-pulpits, both native and Asian. Such cool plants! I have never been able to get them to thrive in my garden…
Interesting–I’ve never seen fruit on these before! How nice to think you will have even more little Jacks next year.
The colors are beautiful and something about fruit is always exciting.
Love my jacks especially when they bear fruit
One of my favorites~I have Green Dragon in my garden and love when they go to seed. Happy WW. xogail
And another little spark of fall color, too. Thanks for sharing this.