Arum orientale subsp. orientale
Arum orientale subsp. orientale
- Native to:
- Albania | Austria | Bulgaria | Czechia-Slovakia | Greece | Hungary | Krym | Lebanon-Syria | North Caucasus | NW. Balkan Pen. | Palestine | Romania | Russia | Transcaucasus | Türkiye | Türkiye-in-Europe | Ukraine
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Araceae
- Genus:
- Arum
- Species:
- Arum orientale subsp. orientale
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 40 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- mar,apr,may
- Bloom Colors:
- purple, brown
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fragrant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Warm then cold/moist stratification (double dormancy) — 90–120 days
- Germination Time:
- 30–90 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require warm followed by cold stratification to break double dormancy. Fresh seed germinates better than stored seed.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI