Italian Arum

Description:

These were all over the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. They were single stalks with tight green clusters. One of the plants was turning red/orange from the top down. I finally found a Botanical sign. "Araceae Arum italicum Italian Arum Southern Europe"

Habitat:

The 5th picture is an example why gardeners grow Arum in with Hostas. The large flat leaves are a Hosta variety with an Arum flower stalk growing up in between the Hosta leaves.

Notes:

From Wikipedia "Arum italicum is a member the plant family Araceae. It also known as Cuckoo Pint and Italian Lords-and-Ladies. It is one of two species of Arum native to Britain, the other being Arum maculatum (also known as Cuckoo Pint, or just simply Lords-and-Ladies). In 1778, Lamarck noticed that the inflorescence of this plant produces heat.[1] Arum italicum can be invasive in some areas.[2] Gardeners use this Arum to underplant with hosta, as they produce foliage sequentially; when the hosta withers away, the Arum replaces it, leaving the ground covered.[2]"