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Korolkov’s Arum

Arum korolkowii

Korolkov’s Arum
Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebastian Świerszcz, Ewelina Klichowska, Iwon, CC BY 4.0

Korolkov's Arum is a tuberous woodland plant from Central Asia and northern Iran that grows from an underground tuber and emerges in spring. It does best in cool, moist conditions with a dry summer dormancy.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade
Water
Water freely in spring while leaves are growing, then keep dry during summer dormancy.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich soil or leaf mould.
Temperature
5–25 °C; tolerates hard winter cold when dormant.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Iran to C. Asia
Climate
temperate

About

Arum korolkowii is a woodland plant species of the family Araceae.

Where it grows

It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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. albispathum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arum korolkowii 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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