The open plant encyclopedia

Know any plant.
Grow it well.

Snap a photo or search by any name to see how to care for it, where it comes from, whether it's safe, and a 3D model you can turn.

What's growing around me?

13,000+plants with full pages
365,000+plant species worldwide
220+countries covered

Common in

See all

The plants people record most in your country, and ones that grow there wild.

What do you want to do?

Popular plants

Browse all plants

See them in 3D

All plants in 3D

Browse plants

Filter by what you want to do, shape, origin, country, care and safety.

Has a real 3D model

Plant Wiki › Browse plants

Arum italicum subsp. albispathum

Arum italicum subsp. albispathum is a woodland and garden perennial from the Arum family, distinguished by its very pale, nearly white spathes. It is grown much like other Arum italicum, in shade with moist, well-drained soil, and is hardy in mild climates.

Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Light: Part shade, Shade
Water: Keep soil moist during the growing season and let it dry out somewhat while dormant in summer.
Soil: Humus-rich, well-drained soil, or leaf mould.
Temperature: Hardy to about -10 °C once dormant; protect young growth from hard frost.
How easy: Easy
Safety: Toxic: All parts, especially the tubers and berries, contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause burning, swelling and irritation of the mouth and throat if eaten.

About

Arum italicum subsp. albispathum is a flowering plant subspecies in the family Araceae.

Other Arum plants

Apulian Lords And Ladies · Arum besserianum · Arum · Elaborated Arum · Cretan Arum · Mountain Arum · Arum cyrenaicum · Dioscorides Arum · Black Sea Arum · Water Arum · Arum idaeum · Arum italicum subsp. canariense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arum italicum subsp. albispathum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Credits & terms

Know any plant.Grow it well.