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 arrow-head shaped, 25-23(-30)cm long x 5-15cm wide, dark green with cream coloured venation; spadix yellow, about 5cm long x 14mm wide, greenish spathe 22cm long x 6cm wide; berries tightly clustered, bright orange red.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Africa, Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Alpine, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Spring interest, Summer interest, Woodland margin (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green, Yellow, White
Shapes:
Deltoid
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Hastate, Sagittate
Margins:
Undulate (wavy)
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour, Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Spadix (& spathe), Floriferous
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
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Tubers
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Slugs or snails (Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (CGW) Community Garden West
- (GRB) GRass Bed : east
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden