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Jack in the pulpit

16 years ago

Hello everybody, I bought 2 Jack in the pulpit plants back in the spring and planted them on the edge of the woods near my viburnums and the solomon's seal I mentioned in a different post. The SS are doing fine, the Mayapple and cinnamon fern are ok. The Jack in the Pulpit got dry and withered out quickly. I couldn't save them. is it possible that they will come back?

Comments (5)

joepyeweed
16 years ago
They should come back next spring. In many places, JIP's are ephemeral. My JIP's are pretty much gone for the summer.

Though my Mom has a cool, moist, shady spot where here JIP's stay all summer long. They grow huge and look like tropical rain forest plants. Its a microclimate great for JIP's, but its not typical growing conditions.
Judy_B_ON
16 years ago
Jacks will go dormant in dry conditions or if it gets too hot. They will be back next spring.
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anita55
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oh I'm glad to hear that. I hate to kiil anything!
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I'm surprised that the Jacks went dormant and the Mayapples are doing fine. My Mayapples are starting to look a little sad and tend to go dormant if it gets a little dry whereas my Jacks persist into fall.
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Yes, my jacks are going too but even though the foliage dies, the seed heads will continue to ripen even though they are laying on the ground. Don't worry, they will be back. Here in southern ontario they are a spring ephemeral along with Blue Cohosh, all the trilliums, the dog tooth violets and the May Apples. May Apple is one of the last to go though, along with bloodroot. By August my woodland garden is quite sad looking with all these either gone or turning brown, yellow or whatever.

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