Gardening Questions CORSICAN ARUM LILY

I checked a couple of websites - gardenweb.com/forums and www.mobot.org/gardening help/plantfinder (both American). Plenty of info regarding Arum italicum or Italian Lords and Ladies as they're commonly known. They're lovely plants but apparently very invasive and difficult to control if allowed to get out of hand. If you need more sites try keying arum italicum onto your search bar.

THANK YOU MAXGARDEN. I THINK IT'S LOVELY AND ONLY HAVE A COUPLE CLUMPS.

Lords&Ladys what a wonderful name for a plant :)

Arum maculatum (the British native ) has the most common names of all British wild flowers. Most of them are based on the phallic apearance of the spadix.

Just be aware that it is toxic. The sap will mildly irritate your skin but if you get it in your mouth or eyes it will burn. Be aware that the toxicity is in all parts of the plant and kids love the look of the bright red berries.

Arum italicum is the botanical or scientific name. Whatever country you are in in the world, the botanical name is the same. The common name, however, is regional. As Owdboggy points out, A. maculatum has the most common names of all British wildflowers, depending on what region they are growing in. So you see, a plant can have many names, but only one botanical name!

Jacque - the name Lords and Ladies I believe is derived from the way the flowers/fruits look. The classic lilly spadix is the lady and the bright red berries are the lords. :-)

we have some of these growing in our local park and if i remeber rightly they have a rather strong scent, and not a very nice one! - but i am not 100% sure on that as lots of dog owners do sneek round near where they are when they think no one is watching! lol