Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum' (Italian arum 'Marmoratum')

Botanical name: Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'

Other names: Italian arum 'Marmoratum', Arum italicum marmoratum, Arum italicum 'Pictum', Arum italicum var. pictum

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Genus: Arum

Variety or cultivar: 'Marmoratum' _ 'Marmoratum' have broad arrow head leaves, which are glossy green, with white and cream viens on smooth stems. The leaves are on show through spring and winter, and then die back through summer. In early autumn, the creamy white flower spathes appear, ripening into spikes of red berries.

Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum' is: Semi evergreen

Flower: White, Pale-yellow, Cream in Summer; White, Pale-yellow, Cream in Autumn

Foliage: White, Variegated, Green, Cream in Spring; Green, Cream, White, Variegated in Winter

Fruit: Red in Autumn

Habit: Compact, Cushion or Mound Forming, Spreading

Toxicity: All parts, including berries, are highly toxic by ingestion; skin and eye irritant too.

Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Companion planting: Use the bold foliage of the Italian arum to make compositions with other shade-tolerant plants.

Plant with: Bergenia 'Morgenröte' (Elephant's ears 'Morgenröte'), Bergenia x schmidtii (Schmidt elephant ear), Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Cream' (Siberian bugloss), Hedera colchica (Persian ivy), Pulmonaria rubra (Red lungwort), Bergenia 'Silberlicht' (Elephant's ears 'Silberlicht'), Sorbus sargentiana (Sargent's rowan), Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth' (Evergreen magnolia 'Exmouth'), Narcissus 'Empress of Ireland' (Daffodil 'Empress of Ireland')