What exactly is an Arum? More importantly what ISN’T an Arum? - Let’s explore this amazing Genus

What exactly is an Arum? More importantly what ISN’T an Arum? - Let’s explore this amazing Genus
Arum are one of our few native UK Aroids which makes them special right away.
Arum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia,.
The bulk of species diversity in found in the Mediterranean region.
They are a type of Aroid which means they are in the Araceae family.
You will sometimes see the word Arum used to denote the entire Araceae family. An example is the bible for Aroid lovers ‘Aroids - Plants of the Arum family’ by Deni Brown.
Arum are often confused and identified incorrectly. The name arum is used in different ways in different countries. For example the Arum Lilly that we see in garden centers all over the world are actually Zantedeschia aetheopica and not an Arum at all.
This video explores the Arum genus and a look at plants called ‘Arum’ which aren't in that Genus!
UK SUPPLIERS
Here’ a list of a few UK nurseries they have Aroids and often a few Arum and Biarum:
Rare plants RPUK
www.rareplants.co.uk
Himalayan Gardens
www.himalayangardens.com
Tropical Britain TB
www.tropicalbritain.Co.Uk
Grow Tropicals GT
growtropicals.com/
Botanico BO
www.thebotanico.com
Toucan Tropicals TT
www.ebay.co.uk/str/skippysgar...
Rare plants EU RPES
www.rareplants.es/shop/default...
Cotswold garden flowers - good range of Arum italicum. CGF
www.cotswoldgardenflowers.co....
Gwaun Valley Nursery AL (Andrew Lovell)
www.gwaunvalleynursery.com
BallyRoberts BR
www.ballyrobertgardens.com
Chinese Alpines (Arisaema seeds) CA
www.chinesealpines.com/index.p...
Seeds of peace (ambrosina) SOP
seedsofpeace.info/product/amb...
Edulis Plant Nursery EPN
www.edulis.co.uk
Plant World Seeds PWS
www.plant-world-seeds.com
Sylvatica, Richard Holman
www.sylvatica-nursery.co.uk/
Jungle leaves (Germany)
www.jungle-leaves.de/about-us...
YUZAWA ENGEI LLC. (variegated arisaema) Not UK
www.yuzawa-engei.net
Pennies Primulas (Some Arisaema)
www.pennysprimulas.co.uk
Hayloft (aquatic Aroids)
hayloft.co.uk/product/lysichi...
Wetland plants
www.wetland-plants.co.uk
CRUG farm nursery CF
www.crug-farm.co.uk/
GreenKoos Nursery Manchester
www.greenkoos.co.uk
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[@aroid_artist]

I LOVE this Genus. I'm based in the UK and want to find more places to buy Hardy Aroids like Arum and Biarum. If you know a supplier can you post a link here and I will add it to the list in the description.

[@lilith8120]

Very nice, I would love to own that book indeed.

[@aroid_artist]

Took me ages to source it without costing a fortune. The Arum book is free as a pdf legally if you look on research gate.

[@Royaliize]

I got arum maculatum here in the garden, got a few different forms. With dots on the leafs and without. Some grow huge, some small. It grows like a weed here in heavy clay soils, its preety much a spring/ early summer bloomer, that drops a ton of seeds. And the best is snails and slugs dont touch them. It seems that slugs and snails didnt touch my Amorphophallus nor my saurmatums for some reason. Also thank you for the links! Will check them out asap.😊

[@aroid_artist]

Yeah maculatum and italicum are everywhere here. I love that they fill gaps in winter.

[@kellybarnett7578]

Can you propagate without digging the tuber/root system? -as it is so far down in the ground.Peltantra Virginica(eastern U.S) arrow arum...is it an arum?