Arisaema ringens Drought Tolerant Plants Just above the foliage

Just above the foliage

This unique giant black-eyed Susan has a deciduous basal rosette of waxy blue foliage resembling a collard (that's sort of like a cabbage to you northern folks)

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Because of its resistance to the dreaded Hibiscus sawfly

Arisaema ringens Drought Tolerant Plants Just above the foliageIt's hard to imagine anything more spectacular than this easy to grow tropical looking cobra lily, Arisaema ringens. Sitting between the two giant, glossy green, trifoliate leaves on a short petiole (stalk) in early spring is the spectacular cobra like flower. The thick, purple and white striped spathe resembles a perfectly formed cobra head as the tip of the flower curls downward, revealing the glossy purple interior and two "cobra eyes." Looking at