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    Arum italicum ssp. neglectum

    Neglected Italian Arum

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    Item #: 3427

    Zones: 6a to 9b

    Dormancy: Summer

    Height: 18" tall

    Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

    Origin: France, Southern England

    Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


    This former subspecies of the familiar Italian arum begins its growth in early winter a little later than the rest. This later growth, and its two distinct leaf forms (one for winter leaves and another for spring) separate it from the other subspecies. The late spring produced flower is a "hood" of pale greenish-white with purple staining on the margins and mid-vein of the exterior. The same purple is found on the lower interior of the spathe. The spadix (sex organ) is dark yellow to brown. Like all A. italicums, it produces a wonderful stalk of red-orange berries in late summer when the flowers fade. This has now been lumped within a variable Arum italicum.