Arum, Lords and Ladies 'Marmoratum'

A beautiful plant that isn't invasive here in New England. It IS invasive in the southeast and on the west coast, where it's a threat to ...Read Morethe environment. It's also been reported to be invasive in the mid-Atlantic states http://www.nps.gov/cue/epmt/products/Arum italicum 2012 NCRE...
http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/archived_invaders/archived_invad...

I've grown it in moist garden soil for over fifteen years, and in that time the clumps have gotten fuller but not much wider. This plant isn't aggressive in my garden, nor has it self-sown. Hardy herbaceous plants with beautiful winter foliage are few and far between.

Be prepared, all the foliage goes summer dormant. Leaves rise up in the fall, stay beautiful through the winter, and more leaves rise up in the spring. Great interplanted with hostas, to timeshare garden space.

The late spring flower spathes are apple green in my garden, attractive but not terribly showy.

Where this is invasive, I wouldn't rely on a sunken pot to confine it. Roots can get out through the drainage holes, and seeds can spread regardless.

I haven't attempted to use herbicide on this plant, but the Washington State Noxious Weed Board cites metsulfuron + glyphosate + penetrant http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/siteFiles/Arum_italicum_draft_factshe...

Lords and Ladies is the common name for A. maculatum, not A. italicum.

The RHS holds that A. italicum marmoratum and A. italicum 'Pictum' are synonyms. [HYPERLINK@www.rhs.org.uk]

I have had this plant for many years I enjoy that when there is a deep snow it shows beautifully In my garden :)

This is not an easy plant to grow here in the high Rocky Mtns. But, try, try and succeed I say. So, I did. I now have a beautiful clump o...Read Moref it growing with my 'Mouse Plant' ( another they said wouldn't grow here ) and my Solomons Seal. It looks great all year for me and I especially love the berries in the fall. I'm hoping it will somehow hybridize with our semi-native Jack In The Pulpits. Wishful thinking I am sure but hey....who knows? I've been growing things here in Helena that no one else ever IMAGINED would grow here. I feel blessed and lucky. Seriously, it's called being experimental and trying. I highly recommend Arum italicum. Whether it's the plain green leafed one or the variegated Marmoratum one. All Arums are fabulous in my book and welcome in my gardens anytime!

A striking cultivar of Arum italicum.

Bears deep green, glossy leaves, covered in cream veins. Bears a large, pale green t...Read Moreo almost cream spathe in mid spring, followed later in the year by spikes of red-orange berries that birds love. Leaves die back by mid summer.

Flowers mainly in April

Loves a moist, humus rich soil in light shade during spring but prefers a dry summer dormancy.

Excellent woodland garden plant but can be invasive in some regions.