Arisaema ringens Black Mamba Indonesia naturally-occurring hybrid pitcher plant found

naturally-occurring hybrid pitcher plant found in coastal plains regions from Virginia to South Carolina

Beschorneria septentrionalis

The flowers are highly visited by hummingbirds

Van Wade and Ed Elslager

After doing the green scabiosa-like rosette thing for the first year

Arisaema ringens Black Mamba Indonesia naturally-occurring hybrid pitcher plant foundArisaema ringens 'Black Mamba' is a clone that we selected many years ago for having the most intensely black purple stalk that we had seen with this species. This is only the second time that we have had enough to share. Just as with the species, A. 'Black Mamba' emerges early in the season March in NC. The near black stems emerge with the leaves tucked in behind the cobra head shaped inflorescence. Just as the leaves unfurl, the sinister flower head