Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'

Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'

Arum italicum, sometimes commonly called Italian arum, is a stemless woody species native to Europe. It typically grows to heights of 30-45 cm. Each flower consists of an upright spadix, resembling a finger, covered with tiny cream-white flowers, and a large sheath-shaped spathe of light green color that underlies and partially wraps the spadix like a hood. The flowers generally appear in spring. The leaves, arrow-shaped with a long stalk, glossy, green-grey in color with medium pale green veins, measure 20-30 cm in length. After flowering, the leaves and spathe wither, leaving only the thick spadix which develops attractive orange-red fruits in summer. New leaves appear in autumn and remain evergreen in mild winters, but fall off in harsh winters, to reappear again in early spring. All parts of this plant are poisonous.

'Marmoratum' (now considered a synonym of 'Pictum') is a cultivar featuring arrow-shaped leaves with a long stalk, dark green to green-grey in color (20-30 cm long), which are speckled and spotted, especially along the veins, with color variations from light yellow-green to cream-white. 'Marmoratum' and 'Pictum' have been sold over the years by many nurseries as separate plants.

Height including pot: approx. 30 cm

Pot diameter: 13 cm