Striped Cobra Lily

Description:

Striped Cobra Lily is a distinctive cobra lily with a dark purple hood with white stripes, 8-12 cm long. The blade is down-curved ending in a tail-like tip, 1-4 cm long. A long thread-like appendage comes out of the throat, 15-45 cm long. The three large leaflets have numerous parallel veins. They are elliptic to ovate, 10-20 cm long. The flowering stem is greenish, up to 40 cm tall, shorter than the leaves. Striped Cobra Lily is found in the Himalayas, at altitudes of 2000-2600 m. Flowering: May-June.

Habitat:

Western Himalayas.