[Aroid-l] Arum italicum ID

From: "plantsman" <plantsman at prodigy.net> on 2004.08.29 at 22:13:47(12102) For several years, I've been growing several varieties of what were sold to me as Arum italicum. I've got a group of the small variegated leaved variety that were sold as A. italicum 'Pictum' that I know is now a subspecies. I've also got several others that were just called A. italicum in another group. These are much larger plants, with very large triangular hastate leaves and get at least two feet tall. I seem to recall that their large corms were rather long and narrow when planted. Some of them have all green leaves and others have silver areas. I've also noticed a variation among the spathes, although I've not kept up with which color leaf had which spathe. Some are a pale green, others have a definite purple interior and others just a light flush of purple down deep. Are these all A. italicum or possible different species? I've had a devil of a time finding pictures of any of this family. I've just harvested the seed heads from all of these and contemplating what to do with them. Thanks! David Sizemore +More Kingsport, TN (Zone 6a) _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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