Arum pictum

 

This is my Arum pictum grown from AGS seed, I think it's 4-5 years old now. It's the first Arum I've grown (I thought it was about time to give them a go). A.pictum is from the Balearics and is an autumn flowering species. It comes in various forms, the most usual has a dark spathe and spadix so this is one of the less usual forms. The flower doesn't last long, about a week, which can be a good thing if it decides to emit it's foul smelling "perfume". Some years it does, some it doesn't.