#lysichiton

[wild-e-eep]

Startlingly big and bright in the early spring, western skunk cabbage.

[haveyougrownthisplant]

Have you grown Asian skunk cabbage/Lysichiton camtschatcensis?

yes

no

never heard of it

Voting ended onFeb 5, 2024

[dendroica]

Skunk cabbage (Lysichitum americanum) (via USFWS - Pacific Region)

Photo credit: Peter Pearsall/USFWS

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 19 May 2019

The Lysichiton camtschatcensis (Asian skunk cabbage) attracts bees and other pollinating insects to the fragrant, pure white, arum-like flowers. I was fascinated by the impression the green spadix had made on the pointed white spathe giving it a geometric texture. This marginal aquatic is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial.

Jill Raggett

[haveyougrownthisplant]

Have you grown western skunk cabbage/Lysichiton Americans?

yes

no

never heard of it

Voting ended onFeb 11, 2024

[foundnaturally]

Western skunk cabbage / Lysichiton americanus

Photos taken 4.6.24

[sumsgreenthumbs]

Can we talk about how beautiful Lysichiton americanus is!? Aka skunk cabbage or swamp lantern hahaha swamp lantern makes me lol 😍🌿 #ubcbotanicalgarden #plantsarefriends #horticulturehardon #botanicalboner #lysichiton #lysichitonamericanus #skunkcabbage #plantsaresocool #plantnerd #plants #plantlife

[growthasinhorticulture-blog]

Scientific Name – Lysichiton americanus

Common Name – skunk cabbage

Family – Araceae

Plant Type – Herbaceous perennial, B.C native

Habit – Upright, vase

Hardiness Zone – USDA Zone 7

Mature Size – Height - 0.7-1.3m - Spread - 1.0-1.5m

Fall/Winter Colour – N/a

Leaf – Oblong, ovate, glabrous, leathery

Leaf Arrangement - Basal

Blooming Time/Fruiting Time – April

Flowers – Showy, yellow

Inflorescences – Spadix, spathe

Water Use – Wetland, moist

Soil – Humus rich

Exposure – Full sun, part sun/part shade

Landscape Uses – Wetlands, bogs

Limitations/Other Features – B.C native origin