How to Grow Arum Italicum Plants in your Garden

Arum italicum Growing and Care Guide

• Scientific Name: Arum italicum
• Common Name: Italian arum
• Growing Zone: USA: 5 to 9
• Life Cycle / Plant Type: Perennial

Plant Details

• Plant Height (Inches): 5 to 11
• Plant Spread (Inches): 7 to 9
• Time of Bloom: Mid to Late Spring
• Flower Details: Orange
• Leaf Foliage: Variegated
• Fruit:
• Growth Form: Upright / erect

Ideal Growing Conditions

• Best Light Conditions: shade to partial shade partial sun
• Rate of Growth: Grows slowly
• Suitable Soil Types: Loamy, Neutral, Well drained
• Soil Moisture: Moist

Caring Conditions

• Care:
• Level of Maintenance: Medium
• Propagation: Division of clumps of tubers should take place after flowering. Alternatively, Seeds sown in autumn having removed the fleshy pulp
• How to Prune: Not usually required
• Pests: Usually pest free
• Diseases: Usually pest free

Further Information

• Can Attract:
• Tolerant of: Heavy Shade, Wet Soil
• Best Garden Use: Border, Container, Rock garden, Woodland garden
• Family:
• Closely Related Species:
• Miscellaneous: Attractive foliage, Naturalizing, Some parts are poisonous
• Genus Detail: Arum
• Further Reading and References: Here and Here