Arisaema triphyllum

[Ellen Hornig]

On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Petra Schmidt wrote:

> Can anyone verify that spathe color in Arisaema triphyllum is an indication
> of sex?  Meaning, is the greenish spathe color associated with maleness and
> the purplish color indicative of female?
>
I don't think so.  I grow hundreds, and have all-green females as well as
males....ditto deep purples of both sexes (based on seedhead production -
I must admit I haven't pried deeply into the private - um - lives of the
flowers).  The thought that the sexes were distinguished by color has
certainly never suggested itself to me.  I think it's just a very variable
species.

Ellen

Ellen Hornig
Seneca Hill Perennials