There are some 26 species of spring flowering tuberous perennials, in this genus. \u00a0They are found in Southern Europe, the Mediterranean region, Northern Africa, and Western Asia to the Western Himalayas. \u00a0Grown for their spear, arrow or heart shaped leaves, often variegated with paler green along the veins. \u00a0It produces large spathes encloses thin spadices of tiny flowers either sweetly or unpleasantly scented which are followed by spikes of red or orange berries. \u00a0All parts may cause discomfort if ingested and contact with sap may irritate skin. \u00a0The leaves are commonly used in floral arrangements.<\/p>\n
When grown indoors grow in coarse soil less potting mix with additional grit, in full or filtered light. \u00a0During the growing season water freely and apply a balance liquid fertilizer monthly, reduce water as the leaves wither and keep dry when dormant.<\/p>\n
When grown outdoors grow in well drained, humus rich soil in a sheltered site in sun or partial shade. \u00a0Divide after flowering.<\/p>\n
Arum dioscoridis<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This variable tuberous perennial from the Eastern Mediterranean, grow 8-12\u201d tall. \u00a0It produces narrow arrow to spear shaped leaves 11-18\u201d long that are dark green. \u00a0In spring it bears large deep purple or pale green spathes 6-14\u201d long they are spotted dark maroon-purple and have a unpleasant smell. \u00a0Requires full sun.<\/p>\n Zones 7-9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arum \u2013 Lords and Ladies There are some 26 species of spring flowering tuberous perennials, in this genus. \u00a0They are found in Southern Europe, the Mediterranean region, Northern Africa, and Western Asia to the Western Himalayas. \u00a0Grown for their spear, arrow or heart shaped leaves, often variegated with paler green along the veins. \u00a0It produces […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[21,36,20,44],"product_tag":[],"common-name":[],"toolset-meta":{"plant-product-fields":{"is-featured-product":{"type":"checkbox","raw":""},"zone":{"type":"checkboxes","raw":"","checked":[],"formatted":""},"scientific-name":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"toolset-woocommerce-fields":{"_download_limit":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_virtual":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_downloadable":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_download_expiry":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_download_type":{"type":"radio","raw":""},"_regular_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price_dates_from":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sale_price_dates_to":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sku":{"type":"textfield","raw":"PDE-160252463"},"_manage_stock":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_stock_status":{"type":"radio","raw":"instock"},"_stock":{"type":"numeric","raw":null},"_backorders":{"type":"radio","raw":"no"},"_sold_individually":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_width":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_weight":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_length":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_purchase_note":{"type":"textarea","raw":""}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3954"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3954"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3954"},{"taxonomy":"common-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/common-name?post=3954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}