I need your help.. someone is bound to know what this is…
This is in a friends backyard and I asked her what is was and she said "Arrowroot"… however, I've googled that and I don't think this is arrowroot. I want to plant this in my backyard but don't know what to shop for? Guess I could take the pix to a nursery… but if you know what it is, leave me a comment please! 🙂
UPDATE: thanks to Carolynn F., she pointed me in the right direction.. it appears to be an Arum Italicum, also known as Lords & Ladies, or Orange Candleflower. THANK YOU Carolynn!! 🙂
More info from THIS SITE: This is a lovely plant which grows from tubers, and flowers in the spring with typically aroid flowers. Its leaves are beautifully marbled, and very useful for flower arranging. Once the plant has flowered, the leaves tend to die away, leaving these spikes of berries, which are green at first, turning to vivid red-orange as they ripen. The seeds germinate readily after stratification (i.e. frost action over the winter), and I have several self-seeded plants popping up in different parts of the garden. They take a few years to get to flowering size, but it's worth the wait! At this time of year, the new leaves are just beginning to show through the soil again, so next month, both the berries and the leaves will be there, giving a great show!
I don’t know what this is – but when you find out, please tell the rest of us!!
Looks like a Jack in the Pulpit to me. Double check with a book though.
Looks like a Jack in the Pulpit to me. Double check with a book though.
I vote for Jack in the Pulpit too. Here is a link with a picture: http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/jackpulpit.html
Patty,
Love your site and appreciate the info from the cruise you gave a while back. Loved seeing the new in colors and the owl set. The plant you are looking at is Arum italicum. If you use google images you’ll see tons of pictures. Good luck finding it, it shouldn’t be too hard. Our local home improvement center had them this spring. I think they like shade.
Ooops, sorry Patty. I was so excited to help I didn’t read your update!
Very interesting! I thought it looked like a bell pepper plant on steriods! Ha Ha!
I have them in my garden patty and love them…the leaves are lush and veined and the “berries” are lovely too! You will like this one!
Beautiful! I wouldn’t suppose you’d want to swap some seeds would you?? I have a very cool limonium that I could send you seeds for in return. 😉