Photographs: Bantry, Co. Cork

Italian Lords-and-ladies Arum italicum subsp. italicum Cluas chaoin riabhach Family: Araceae Flowering: April-May. Perennial. Introduced. Garden escape. Spathe pale greenish-yellow, drooping at top, un-spotted. Stout yellow spadix, reaching 1/3 way up hood. Large fruiting spike, 10-15cm, with orange-red fruit. Leaves appear in late autumn or winter, never purple spotted. All leaves basal, long-stalked, triangular-heart shaped. Basal lobes diverging. Poisonous! Occasional garden escape or relic of cultivation. Photographs: A form of A. italicum ssp. italicum., similar to plants found in Spain. Identification Paul Green, Co.Wexford.

Italian Lords-and-ladies, Arum italicum subsp. italicum, Cluas chaoin riabhach