Thanks, John. It may a trait of the fall-flowering Mediterranean species that the spring flowering Medit. Aroids don't possess. A wonderful discussion. Tony Avent Proprietor tony@plantdelights.com Juniper Level Botanic Garden<http://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/> and Plant Delights Nursery<http://www.plantdelights.com/> Ph 919.772.4794/fx 919.772.4752 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA USDA Zone 7b/Winter 0-5 F/Summer 95-105F "Preserving, Studying, Propagating, and Sharing the World's Flora" [new-logo] Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and native perennial plants. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. From: john@oltarakwa.co.uk <john@oltarakwa.co.uk> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2019 3:41 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Tony Avent <Tony@plantdelights.com> Subject: Re: [pbs] Pretty Sure It IS Arum pictum Delayed ripening may be characteristic of Mediterranean aroids: I've never seen fruit on my Arum pictum, but Biarum tenuifolium doesn't ripen until early summer from flowering in September. And it's true of most other autumn-flowering Mediterranean bulbs, Crocus, Colchicum, Sternbergia etc (though not Narcissus). John Grimshaw On 2019-05-09 01:35, Tony Avent wrote: > The id is correct, but I don't think I've grown another aroid, whose > seed didn't ripen for 6-7 months after flowering. For us, most other > arum species have ripe seed 2-3 months after flowering. > > Tony Avent > Proprietor > tony@plantdelights.com<mailto:tony@plantdelights.com> > Juniper Level Botanic > Garden<http://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/><http://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/%3e/> and Plant Delights > Nursery<http://www.plantdelights.com/><http://www.plantdelights.com/%3e/> > Ph 919.772.4794/fx 919.772.4752 > 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA > USDA Zone 7b/Winter 0-5 F/Summer 95-105F > "Preserving, Studying, Propagating, and Sharing the World's Flora" > [new-logo] > Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and > native perennial plants. > > > From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net><mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net%3e> On Behalf Of David > Pilling > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2019 12:12 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net><mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net%3e> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Pretty Sure It IS Arum pictum > > Hi, > > I've added Judy's photos of Arum pictum to the PBW wiki: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > short (confidence building) form: > > https://preview.tinyurl.com/y3vdvy5t/ > > > > -- > David Pilling > http://www.davidpilling.com/<http://www.davidpilling.com/><http://www.davidpilling.com%3e/> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net><mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net><mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net%3e> > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > ________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… ________________________________ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…