Arum palaestinum Fragrant Flowers In early fall

In early fall

and temperatures which never drop below 50-55 degrees F

then changes over to cream

The foliage emerges in spring with dramatic dark purple spotting

Arum palaestinum Fragrant Flowers In early fallArum palaestinum is a Palestinian native, that's one of our favorite hardy aroids, thriving for us since the early 1990s. In fall, the dark green, trowel shaped foliage emerges from the underground tubers to form a nice clump of foliage that remains evergreen all the winter. In early April, the bizarre, purple black, tail like sex appendage (spadix) emerges from within a wicked looking shell like spathe to rise above the foliage in a stunning