The floor of my woods has splotches of bright red from the berries of the Jack-in-the-Pulpit. But in this case it is more like Jill-in-the-Pulpit, as only the female plants produce the berries, but the plant can switch back and forth from male to female depending on the previous year’s environment and how much nutrients were stored in the corm. So last year much have been a good year since a lot of female plants this year, but they may see many “sex changes” in their lifespan as some plants can live for a hundred years. But be careful touching the berries as they can cause irritation to sensitive or broken skin when touched.
Jack’s (or Jill’s) Seeds
Very interesting!