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Araceae
Adam-and-eve
Arum maculatum
Also known as Arum italicum var. byzantinum, Arum maculatum var. karpatii, Arum maculatum subsp. pyrenaeum, Arum maculatum subvar. malyi
Native Plants · Arum · Woodland · Shade · Perennial · Spring · Dormant · European · Native · Moist · Cool
This woodland perennial thrives in shaded, moist conditions and goes dormant in summer. Plant in rich, well-draining soil and provide consistent moisture during the spring growing period. Best suited for naturalized woodland gardens rather than formal landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 2 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly when soil surface is dry, avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Tuber Division
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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