Aroids (the family Araceae)

[Melvyn Jope]

I have grown Arum dioscoridis for a few years but have not had a flower before. This year there are three flowers the first, which has gone over and the current flower both had or have the spathe within a spathe effect, is that common for this species?

[Oron Peri]

Melvyn,
 Never seen something like that.
I guess you can name it A. dioscoridis 'Flore pleno'...

[Maggi Young]

I wonder if that makes it doubly stinky, Melvyn? 
Ian takes great delight in growing these near the back door - most here are more solidly coloured than your prettily speckled version - can't say though that we have ever noticed any sort of doubling or extra parts.

[bulborum]

You see it more often in other aroids
Here it was never stable

Roland

[ThomasB]

A new aroid for me is Spathantheum orbignyanum. Nice leaf so far but I'm hoping for an inflorescense as well.

[Maggi Young]

A new aroid for me is Spathantheum orbignyanum. Nice leaf so far but I'm hoping for an inflorescense as well.

Does this plant not flower before the leaf emerges? 

[ThomasB]

I think you're right Maggi. So maybe I have to hope for next year.

[Tony Willis]

Biarum pyrami in flower today

[Maggi Young]

Biarum pyrami in flower today

Isn't that a great colour? Like a piece of velvet fabric.

[Darren]

Lovely to see that Tony - I look forward to seeing mine flower in a few years!

[Mark Griffiths]

wow, as said, nice colour!

[BULBISSIME]

Biarum are starting 
I guess this one is B. aleppicum....

[Bart]

Hello Biarum growers.
Not sure where to go with this question but since the Biarum thread has been dormant for nearly a year this seems the better place. I would like to expand my biarum collection but at the moment I do not know where to look. The only available species seem to be B. davisii and B. marmarisense. Years ago it seemed easier to get B. tenuifolium and -abbreviatum, but not any more. I would be interested to grow some from seed. Can anyone suggest where to look?
For interest a picture of Biarum marmarisense, flowering some weeks ago and in leaf now

[Darren]

Bart,

Elsewhere on the forum you will find Kurt Vickery's seed list (and bulb list). Kurt frequently lists many Biarum seed and I've always had good germination. If you contact him he will include you in distribution of further lists.

[Bart]

Thanks Darren,
Had a quick look at his current list- that will keep me busy for a while! Great, thanks!