Italian lords and ladies
Arum italicum Mill.
- light
- Part–shade
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 46 cm
- wide
- 46 cm
Araceae
Also called Italian lords-and-ladies
Formerly Arisarum italicum
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNC State Extension lists it as toxic to dogs, cats and horses (25 Oct 2026)
PeopleNC State Extension lists it as very poisonous (all parts) (25 Oct 2026)
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Tuberous geophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Macaronesia, W. Europe to IraqKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Part shade to shade (under 6 h)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 30 cm to 61 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, purple, greenRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -28.9 °C (USDA zone 5a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (6)
- Welsh
- pidyn-y-gog Eidalaidd
- German
- Italienischer Aronstab
- French
- gouet ditalie
- Dutch
- italiaanse aronskelk, Italiaanse aronskelk
- Slovenian
- laški kačnik
- Chinese
- 意大利疆南星
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- 3D model: Arum italicum (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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