This profile of Italian arum is another in a series on invasive plants from the City Green blog by Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services. Italian arum, also known as lords-and-ladies or orange ...

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Q I have two 30-year-old boxwoods, one on either side of my front door. One seems healthy and thriving while the other seems to be having trouble. Its leaves are somewhat orangey, and the limbs seem ...

My brother asked if I could identify this plant for him. It is growing at his lake house under a canopy of tall oaks. Any ideas? Thanks so much, Beth W. Dear Beth, It looks like a bird left your ...

Silver sage, Salvia argentea, is one of over 900 species of salvias. Unlike most salvias that are grown for their flowers, silver sage is grown for its large, fuzzy, silver leaves. It looks like a ...

A Victoria-area non-profit horticultural group is warning the public about a new toxic invasive plant species that’s made its way to Vancouver Island from Washington state. “Italian arum is poisonous, ...

Not many plants produce their leaves in autumn when most others are shutting up shop for winter, but the Italian arum does exactly that. It keeps its foliage in full growth all winter and the foliage ...

Readers ask how they can tell whether they have toxic varieties of plants — or something more benign. Dear Helen: I took note of a recent Times Colonist article on the toxic, invasive Arum italicum ...