General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches (20-30cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Other: Berries orange-red when ripe.
Flowers: Showy
Malodorous
Flower Time: Fall
Underground structures: Tuber
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Remove seeds from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Arum pictum
  • Synonym: Gymnomesium pictum

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Photo by xeronema
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
Date: 2018-03-11
Photo by xeronema
Location: Red Butte Garden, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-12-20
Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: Consultaplantas

Date: 2006-09-12
Photo courtesy of: Digigalos

photo credit: H. Zell

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