Name

from

D/E

bare

Fragrance

Flowers

Water.req.

Habitat

S/shade

available

Common name/other

Alocasia calidora

hybrid

semi

winter

no

cream

moist/wet

Water edge

part shade

no

Huge foliage lant

Alocasia cuccllata

China

semi

winter



moist/wet

Water edge

part shade

sp.su.au

Heart leaf taro

Alocasia x amazonica

S.Am

D

winter



Moist in growth

Warm

shade

Late sp-su

Very cold tender

Amophophallus bulbifer

India

D

winter


spring

Well drained


Semi shade

no

Voodoo lily

Amophophallus











Arisaema candiissimum

China

D

winter

delicate/sweet

Late spring

Well drained


Part shade



Arisaema consanguineum

Asia

D

winter


Early Su

Moist in growth


Part shade



Arisaema flavum

asia/ME

D

winter


Early Su

Well drained

mountain

Part shade



Arisaema japonica syn A.seratum

Japan

D

winter


spring

Well drained


Part shade



Arisaema triphyllum

N Am

D

winter


spring

Well drained

woodland

Part shade



Arisaema thunbergii var urishima

Japan

D

winter


spring

Well drained


Part shade



Arisaema sikokianum

S Japan

D

winter


Sp-Su

Well drained


Part shade



Arisarum probiscideum

Spain/It

D

summer



Well drained

Mediterranean

sun/part sh



Arum albispathum


D

Su








Arum concinnatum

E.med

D

Su

unpleasant

Late Sp

moist

woodland

Part shade



Arum creticum

Med.

D

Su

sweet

Sp

Well drained


sun



Arum cyrenaicum

creteME

D

Su

Dusky pink

Early Sp

Well drained

woodland

Sun- part Sh

Late summer


Arum dioscoridis

E Med

D

Su

stinky

Sp

Drained in Su

woodland

Part shade

summer


Arum hygrophyllum

Med

D

Su

odourless

Sp

Moist in growth

woodland

Part shade



Arum italicum 'Pictum'

Med

D

Su

unpleasant

Sp

Moist in growth

woodland

Part shade

summer


Arum nigrum

Med

D

Su

Evil smell Ist day

Sp

Moist in growth

woodland

Sun-part Sh



Arum palaestinum

Med

D

Su

Like dung

Sp

Drained in Su

Open rocky

Sun-part Sh



Asarum canadense

canada




Early Sp

moist

Moist forest

shade



Asarum caudatum album

N .US




Early Sp

moist

Moist forest

shade



Colocasia esculenta

A.Pacific




Most year

moist-wet

Under story

part-shade

All but W.

Green taro

C.esculenta 'Black Magic'

hybrid




Most year

moist-wet

Under story

part-shade

All but W

Black magic

C.esculenta violacea

hybrid




Most year

moist-wet

Under story

part-shade

All but W

Purple elephant ears

Colocasia gigantia

A.Pacifc





moist-wet

Under story

part-shade


Giant taro/coco yam

Dracunculus canarienisis

Canary Is

D

Su

Vaguely unpleasant

cream/w

Well drained

Dry woodland

Part shade



Dracunculus vulgaris

Med

D

Su

Smelly!

Maroon

Well drained

Dry woodland

Part shade



Lysichiton americum

america

Semi D


smelly

yellow

wet

swamps

shade


Yellow skunk cabbage

Lysichiton camtschatcenis

asia

Semi D



white

wet

swamps

shade


White skunk cabbage

Orontium aquaticum

N. US

D

winter


yellow

In water

Water plant

sun

All but W

Golden club

Pinellia cordata


D

winter



moist

Woodland

Part shade


Miniature green dragon

Pinellia tripartita


D

winter


green

moist

Woodland

Part shade

Late w- su

Green dragon

Typhonium giganteum

china

D

winter

Strong 1st day

Black inside

moist/well drained

Woodland

Part shade


Voodoo lily

Xanthosoma 'Pocket Lily'

hybrid

Semi d

winter


Late summer

moist-wet

Under story

Part shade

All but W

Pocket lily

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

s.Am

Semi d

winter



moist-wet

Under story

Part shade

All but W

'Lime Zinger' golden form

Xanthosoma violaceum

TropAm

Semi.d

winter



moist-wet

Under story

Part shade

All but W

Syn.X. Nigrum, coco yam

Zantedeschia aethiopica


Semi D

winter


Many forms

moist-wet

Under story

Part shade

All but winter

The arum lillies 7 types