Photos: Gougane Barra, Co.Cork |
Italian Lords-and-ladies Spathe yellow-green, bends forward when mature. Upper part spadix bright yellow. Scarlet berries. Leaves shiny, bright green, cream-white veins. Some leaves appear in autumn. Rhizomatus, often spreads vegetively from root fragments. Perennial. Hedgebanks, roadsides, river banks. Often found where garden waste has been dumped. Occasional garden escape. Similar: Lords-and-ladies, A. maculatum |