Arisaema pusillum

The small Jack-in-the-pulpit of eastern North America, often treated as a subspecies of Arisaema triphyllum. It is a fully hardy woodland corm that grows in spring under a deciduous canopy and needs a cold winter dormancy.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Moist to wet deciduous woodland, swamp forests, bottomlands and seepy stream margins, often in acidic humus.

Lowland and piedmont: recorded from 30 to 400 m, median about 150 m.

Eastern United StatesOntarioQuébecNew BrunswickTexasFlorida

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.