Old-fashioned favourite
GARDENING
by
Mike Lusty
Arum italicum was a frequent choice for naturalising under trees and in the vicinity of old homesteads. But the popularity of “Lords and Ladies” as they were well known has waned and they are far less often grown to-day. Of Italian origin, the name “Italian Arum” is also used to refer to them.
This plant commences growth in the autumn and flowers in the spring. It then dies down, leaving just a fruittopped stem before sending up fresh leaves in the following autumn.
The fresh green leaves are often blotched purple, a trend not uncommon on the spathe-
like flower head 'which slowly unfurls to reveal its greenish-white colour. The bright scarlet fruit which follow are initially pale yellowish, and are tightly clustered on the top half of an erect and fleshy stem, creating the impression of a flaming torch; they are poisonous.
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Press, 19 May 1989, Page 7
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