Aroids (the family Araceae)

[Diane Clement]

Can  anyone help ID this Arisaema on the Harperley Hall stand at Chelsea this year?

Looks like Arisaema thunbergii ssp urashima

[freddyvl]

Ruben, beautiful and instructive set of photo's of Arum italicum !

[Arum]

uvularia
This is Arisaema kiushianum. It has the face of a little owl.
Regards Edna

[johnw]

Dug up the Amorphallus 'Konjac' last night.  The next county is in trouble in 2015.

[Oron Peri]

Biarums and Arum pictum in flower this afternoon,

[Oron Peri]

A wonderful form of Arum pictum with yellow-green spath, originally found in Majorca

[dscherberich]

That's a beautiful form, Oron. Does it have a different smell too?

[BULBISSIME]

Fantastic form Oron ! Love it !

[Hans A.]

Fabulous plant, Oron!! Never have seen a similar Arum pictum!

[Oron Peri]

Thanks Hans and Fred,
David i think it has the same scent.

Here is Biarum diitschianum, some plants bloom in the Spring others in Autumn.

[fermi de Sousa]

Biarum davisii is making an appearance again this year.
cheers
fermi

[johnw]

Two questions on this Arisaema which a friend was given:

a) any idea which species this might be?  Thinking amurense or engleri but the leaf variegation doesn't seem to fit.  It's hardiness here would point to amurense.....

b) friend says the leaf puckering may be due to lifting, then it sat in the sun afterwards and may have gotten burnt or frosted though she is not certain asshe has no idea when it was lifted.  No sign of pests or viral streaking though it might be wise to isolate it for now. Thoughts?

johnw - +10c & sunny, just right

[François Lambert]

Sauromatum Venosum flowering now, grown at a safe distance from the house - although the smell is not too unpleasant under the right conditions.

Half an hour of time between the first and the second picture.

[johnw]

An update on the above mystery Arisaema in my Reply#446.

First off no one thinks the leaves show any sign of disease and insects have been ruled out.  Rather drought, a cold stretch or both could be to blame.

It turns out the donor grew this from Gardens North seed as "A. sikokianum".   Before this information was received a local friend thought this was a sikkokianum hybrid and a friend of Wim thought it might fit A. amurense.

Any thoughts in light of this?  And I wonder if others have had that GN seed come true or signs of hybridity in it?

john

[johnw]

An update on the above mystery Arisaema in my Reply#446.

First off no one thinks the leaves show any sign of disease and insects have been ruled out.  Rather drought, a cold stretch or both could be to blame.

It turns out the donor grew this from Gardens North seed as "A. sikkokianum".   Before this information was received a local friend thought this was a sikkokianum hybrid and a friend of Wim thought it might fit A. amurense.

Any thoughts in light of this?  And I wonder if others have had that GN seed come true or signs of hybridity in it? john 

With much help from Wim and his Arisaema guru friend it seems this is straight amurense with marked leaf.

johnw  - a wonderful rain overnight and now a sunny 22c.