Arum Dracunculus Vulgaris

I have had this plant for about 4 years ,the first 2 in a tub and then last year i planted it in my border , i like it but i can imagine not every one would,
I think it must have reached maturity now as i was tidying near it today i had quite a turn when i saw this on the ground,I can only think it is a seed pod, but when should i gather them,
I have 3 others growing about in the border but none of them have one of these. I think they must have been broken from the main bulb and when i emptied the soil from the tub out on to the border they grew.

 

Look out, the Dragon is hatching!! s00k

 

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Pam, are you sure thats not Sauromatum venosum, or maybe Sauromatum guttatum.
It looks a bit like it to me, the leaf would probably give it away.

If it is, and there are viable seeds there they will form into dull red fleshy berries, thats when they are ripe.

Not tried growing from seed as they offset freely.

I think seed would take three to five years to flower, perhaps.

 

Hi Pete
Looking at the pics you could be right, i bought it as a "Voodoo Lily" and i googled it and i came up with the Arum, but when i look at what you say,and googled that, that is a closer fit,
They both seem to get called "Voodoo".

 

Thats correct, Pam.
The dried bulbs that are very available in early spring, and called voodoo lilly are usually Sauromatum guttatum I believe.

Dranunculus is a taller plant which comes up, "leaves" first in the spring, the flower then forms in the head of the plant a good few inches or a couple of feet off the ground.