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Araceae
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
Endurance through adversity.
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Symplocarpus
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Late Winter, Early Spring
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 30-60 cm
- Sunlight
- Partial shade to full shade
- Soil
- Wet, boggy, rich
- Water
- High
- Hardiness
- 3-7
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- It can generate its own heat through thermogenesis, melting through frozen ground and snow to bloom.
- The spadix can reach temperatures 15-35°C above ambient air temperature.
- Its foul smell, reminiscent of rotting flesh, attracts early-season fly and beetle pollinators.
- The roots contract each year, pulling the stem deeper into the mud, making the plant essentially impossible to dig up.
- Some specimens are estimated to be hundreds of years old due to their continuously growing rootstock.
Color meanings
0
Resilience
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Primitive strength
2
Renewal