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Arum italicum 'Marmoratum'

Arum italicum 'Marmoratum'

Product number: 574900
Origin: Mediterranean Sea region
Latin: Arum italicum

An easy and hardy arum! Some attractive features: the hardy, pointed, dark green leaves with light green marbling appear as early as autumn, the flowering is almost hidden beneath the foliage, but when everything has died back in summer, the next surprise arrives: a stalk with bright orange-red berries in late summer into autumn! Place them in the shade or along a tree line. The plant is poisonous if eaten raw, but you'll quickly learn that, as the tingling in your tongue will warn you! The roots, on the other hand, are a good edible tuber when cooked.

Names:
Latin: Arum italicum
Dutch: Italiaanse Aronskelk
Also known as: Italiaanse aronskelk
English: Italian Lords and Ladies

Sowing method: These seeds have a "deep" dormancy. Mix the hard-shelled seeds with a handful of river sand and store them at 15-20°C for several months, regularly mixing and keeping them moist. This is necessary to soften the hard seed coat and make it permeable to water. Then store them at ± 5°C, after which the actual germination can start. When sprouts become visible (after a few weeks or months): sow directly. This germination method is called "stratification." Alternatively, you can sow outdoors no later than September; then winter will do the cooling work, and germination should follow in spring.

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