This week’s native plant is Jack-in-the-Pulpit.
Common? Maybe. Filled with wonder and excitement? DEFINITELY! Our fairly common (and native) Jack-in-the-Pulpit never ceases to amaze me each spring. Graceful arrowheads of foliage that emerge in the spring can be 12” tall or up to 3’ tall! The flowers continue to surprise as well – many are green but others have wonderful purple striping. But the excitement doesn’t end there – flowers are followed with bright red 
seed clusters that eventually fall to the ground as the stems collapse from a job well done. If your soil is ideal (cool, moist and high in organic matter) you will be fortunate enough to have “little Jack’s” running around your garden in the next year or two. What’s not to love? Part shade. Zones 4-8.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit images courtesy of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower center.
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Mine get 3′ tall and are one of my favorites!! Expecially the purple and white striped.
They love it in our woods – some are even 3 feet tall – with 100s of little spouts all over the woodland floor.
Great plant to profile. I am attempting to grow Jack-in-the-Pulpit from seed for my woodland garden. It’s a lovely little plant!