It’s the start of arum flowering season at JLBG. These fascinating tuberous aroids grow through the winter, and sleep during the summer months. Our earliest species to burst into bloom are Arum creticum from Greece, Arum sintensii, from Cypress, and Arum palestinum from Palestine. Unlike many of their relatives, arums don’t produce foul odors. Arum creticum actually smells fruity. Most arum species prefer partial sun and dry soils.
Thank you for the beautiful start to the day!
Love my basic Arum Italicum. Great shade plants next to hostas where take turns above ground.
Now we’re discussing the Genus Arum : Has anyone got any news about the interesting, new ARUM TAIWANIANUM which Professor S. S. Ying described from N. Taiwan in 2022,- especially about how it actually looks in flower ?
Yes, this is an example of poor botanical skills. This is obviously an arisaema. It was published with only photos of the seed head, and no mention of foliage, tuber, flower, etc. It’s obviously that any botanical institute that lists this as a valid species needs their license revoked.