Scientific Name:	Arum italicum 'Pictum'
Pronunciation:	AIR-um eye-TAL-ih-kum
Common Name:	painted arum
Family Name:	Araceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves dark green with cream coloured venation.
Course(s):	HORT 2355, Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Mounded Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Africa, Europe, Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Alpine, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dryland (no watering), Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Spring interest, Summer interest, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Heavily veined, Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous, Lustrous Colour in Summer: Green Colour in Fall: Dark-green, Yellow, White Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Other Bases: Hastate, Sagittate Margins: Undulate (wavy)

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Spadix (& spathe) Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Orange, Red Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy, Edible

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Tubers

Propagation:	Seed, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Disease resistant, Slugs or snails

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (GRB) GRass Bed : east (ONW) Overpass North side West (WLG) WoodLand Garden Location Map

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