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unknown plant?

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I've been asked to identify this plant and I have no idea...though I've seen it before. It's growing in northern California. A friend also has one (he did not plant) in England.

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plantjunkie writes: I the south it's referred to as 'Lords and Ladies' but does have a thuggish habit if its happy Posted: 9:42 pm on January 9th
Seamew writes: Here's some text from the Missouri Botanical garden about your plant, the arum italicum.

This arum, sometimes commonly called Italian arum, is a stemless woodland species native to Europe. Typically grows 12-18" tall. It resembles our native Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema tryphyllum). Each flower consists of (1) an erect, finger-like spadix covered with minute, creamy white flowers and (2) a large, sheath-like, light green spathe (bract) which subtends and partially envelops the spadix like a hood. Flowers produced in spring. Arrowhead-shaped, long-petioled, glossy grayish-green leaves with pale green midribs are 8-12" long. After bloom, the leaves and spathe die back leaving only the thick spadix which develops attractive, bright orange-red berries in summer. New leaves emerge in autumn and remain evergreen in warm winter climates but die back in cold winter climates such as St. Louis where they emerge again in early spring. All parts of this plant are toxic. Posted: 1:52 pm on November 27th
Linneaz writes: You don't show the leaves, but just based on the fruit, I am guessing it is a stinking iris (Iris foetidissima), grown primarily for its showy fruit.

Although showy, it is not a plant you would choose to grow near your garden living areas, as it is aptly named. Posted: 12:34 pm on November 27th
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