Green Dragon
Arisaema dracontium
Green Dragon is the stranger, wilder cousin of Jack-in-the-Pulpit. A single large leaf divided into 7 to 15 leaflets rises from the corm, and from its center emerges the flower: a green spathe with a long, tapering spadix that protrudes dramatically beyond the hood like a dragon's tongue. The whole structure is alien and captivating, and it reliably draws people over for a closer look. By late summer the spathe collapses to reveal a dense cluster of orange-red berries that provide the same fall food value for thrushes and robins as Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Green Dragon is less commonly grown but equally garden-worthy. plant both in a shaded naturalistic area and watch their different structures unfold through the season. Like its cousin, this plant is toxic if ingested, but it's also completely deer-proof because of those same compounds.
We grow a range of sizes and prices. Add the plant to your list, then pick your size when you visit.
Final price confirmed at pickup, depends on size and season.
- Thu, Jul 238 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Jul 248 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Jul 258 AM – 2 PM
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown green dragon propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Average
- Mature size
- 1'–3'
- Bloom
- Spring green dragon-tongue flower structure; orange-red berry clusters in late summer through fall
- USDA zones
- 4-9
Pairs well with these.
Same light, same soil, same wildlife. Janet's picks to plant alongside green dragon.
Or skip the guesswork.
Curated packages bundle 9–12 species that work together. One reservation, one pickup day, a printed layout map.
Butterfly Package
Host and nectar plants chosen to feed monarchs, swallowtails, and fritillaries spring through fall.
Hummingbird Package
Tubular-flowered natives that pull ruby-throats through your yard April through October.
S.O.S. Package
Save Our Songbirds, berry- and seed-bearing natives that feed nesting and migrating birds.