My Aroid Collection

It is rather a large family but there seems to be an increasing number of members here growing them now. So I thought that I would show them all off on a single thread.

Also whether it be Arum, Arisaema, Dracunculus or whatever feel free to show them off here as well.

A full list of aroids can be found here.

 

First off - Arisaema costatum...................




A short species at 40cm or so it is blessed with particularly good foliage.

 

Arisaema tortuosum.....................


Tall grower at 1 to 1.5 metres it has spectacularly good markings on the stem..............


Hardy here.

 

Sauromatum venosum is another one with a really nice stem................


It also has terrific looking foliage................


I lucked in earlier this year and bought two tubers for a pound!

 

Nice pics LongK.

I have several Aroids. Mostly the same as you!

Arisaema costatum
Sauromatum venosum
Arisarum proboscideum
Zantedeschia autheopica
Zantedeschia 'Hercules'
Arum pupureospathum (seedlings)

I've just moved into my new house so hoping to try some varieties of Arisaema in the shady part at the bottom of the garden. Do you grow Sauromatum outside? I've never been brave enough but I've got enough extras now that I might try some.

 

Not yet. I'll grow them on and plant one out next year. I planted this one out and lost it (I do have a small tuber left that I kept back in a pot though) - Arisaema ringens...............

 

@longk,
Nice collection of Ariseamas.
I have a handful of them too

I have also tried some of the tropical Amorphophalus and Anthuriums
But they need tropical conditions - high temps and high humidity.
Which was fine when I had a small orchid collection, but when I gave those up, I stopped with the other tropicals too.

 

My Aroid list:

Ariseama - about 5 species (can't think of them all off hand)
Zantedeschia aethiopica - standard form
Zant - White Giant
Zant - Kiwi Blush
Zant - Green
Arisarum proboscidium
Symplocarpus foetodus
Lisichiton americanus
Arum italicum
Arum italicum - "pictum"
Arum maculatum
Colocasia fallax
Alocasia macrorrizos

 

Nice choices chaps!

Got to be one of the most fun plants around as it always makes me chuckle when it blooms.................

 

i agree I have several clumps of it around the garden, the only thing is that quite often the blooms are hidden below the foliage.

 

I have Arisaema speciosum, no pics though as its gone over now. Would like to add a few more though.

I did grow Dracunculus once... just the once, my wife forced me to give it the chop, the smell was pretty awful.

 

Go for it!

What's it got to do with her

 

They don't smell that bad and only for a day or two. Arum elongatum does smell for as long as a week in early spring. Only about 6inches high see pic below

 

That's very nice @NigelJ !

On another forum I was sent some young Helicodiceros muscivorus tubers. It's common name is Dead Horse Arum! They're a year or two away from blooming but when they do I'll have this.............


I love my Dracunculus vulgaris but planting it by my (and next doors!) kitchen window wasn't the smartest move!

 

@longk
I bought some Helicodiceros muscivorus seed and two have germinated I think 3 or 4 years to flowers.
I also have Amorphophallus konjac

This is from April 2012 as they have been very slow this spring and are only now coming into leaf.
Below a couple of favourites.
Arisaema nepethenoides


Arisaema triphyllum