Common name:
Italian lords-and-ladies
Family:
Scientific name:
Arum italicum
Main flower color:
Range:
Parts of Wales and southern England
Height:
Up to 50 cm
Habitat:
Scrubland, woodland, mostly close to the coast
Flowers:
Arranged in a dense spike, the spadix, coloured yellowish-brown, partly enclosed by a large, yellow-green, leaf-like bract, the spathe, the narrow tip of which bends forwards when mature. The spathe is up to 40 cm long, around three times the length of the spadix
Leaves:
Arrow-shaped, with a flat, shiny, hairless, leathery surface, and a light-coloured midvein
Season:
May to June
Rarity:
★★★★★