Photo by Debi Nitka
Jack-in-the-pulpit is a native Wisconsin perennial wildflower. It grows to a height of one to two feet tall and produces an unusual flower structure consisting of an upright spadix surrounded by a hooded spathe that resembles a pulpit with Jack inside it. The leaves are trifoliate with each leaflet up to 10 inches long and eight inches wide. Jack-in-the-pulpit grows best in rich, moist soils in deciduous woodlands or along shaded streams or springs. (EW)