Italian lords and ladies (Arum italicum)

Family: Araceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Orange. Main Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Tuber - cooked and used as a vegetable. An arrowroot can be extracted from the dried root. The root must be thoroughly dried or cooked before being eaten, see the notes above on toxicity. — Tuber - cooked and used as a vegetable.; An arrowroot can be extracted from the dried root.; The root must be thoroughly dried or cooked before being eaten, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Stony ground near the sea, hedges and among old walls, often on calcareous soils. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)