Smell the Flowers Week 1: Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) in Turkey Run State Park, Indiana by Daniel Schwen at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arisaema_triphyllum_flower_2.jpg

Week 1, including the week of 1/7 through 1/13 of the Spring 2018 Smell the Flowers fitness challenge at Woodleaf United Methodist Church, highlights jack-in-the-pulpit. This flower, also known as Arisaema triphyllum, is of the Arum or Araceae family. This perennial plant thrives in shade, grows to a height of about 2 feet, and typically blooms March and April. It can be found in the mountains, Piedmont, and coast of North Carolina.

For more information about jack-in-the-pulpit, click here. Have you ever seen a jack-in-the-pulpit?

"And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed." Genesis 2:8