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Voodoo Lily, Purple Dragon 'Atropurpurea'

Pinelliatripartita

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Family

Araceae (a-RAY-see-ee)

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Genus

Pinellia (pie-NEL-ee-uh)

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Species

tripartita (try-par-TEE-tuh)

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Sun Exposure

Light Shade

Partial to Full Shade

Full Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Herbaceous

Height

12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing

3-6 in. (7-15 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

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Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Chartreuse (yellow-green)

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

Late Summer/Early Fall

Blooms repeatedly

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lupinelover

Grove City, OH (Zone 6a) | August 2002 | positive

A wonderful aroid, new offsets produced and grow all summer, making good clumps pretty fast. Easy to grow, and the flower has to be seen...Read More to be believed!

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