Arrow Arum (Tuckahoe, Virginian Wake-Robin)
Peltandra virginica. ARACEAE.
Planting and Growing Arrow Arum
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow arrow arum in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of arrow arum
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for arrow arum
- Season of bloom and planting time for arrow arum
- When, how deep, and where to plant arrow arum
- How to plant arrow arum
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of arrow arum
- Landscape and container uses of arrow arum
- Comments about arrow arum and its features
Growing Arrow Arum
Several cultivars of erect, vase-shaped, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial herbs, to 3 ft. (90 cm) tall, 2 ft. (60 cm) wide. Shiny, bright or deep green, broadly oval leaves, to 15 in. (38 cm) long, 4–8 in. (10–20 cm) wide.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Single cream-edged, green, white, narrow flowers, to 8 in. (20 cm) long, with yellow centers, in spring–summer, forming green turning red, berrylike fruit in autumn.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 5–9.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained loam or, in water features, shallow-depth marginal or shoreline sites. Fertility: Rich. 6.0–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun to partial shade, 3 ft. (90 cm) apart, or submerged to 6 in. (15 cm).
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, borders, containers, screens in bog, woodland gardens or water feature margins, shorelines. Pest and disease resistant.
Warning:
All parts of Peltandra virginica have hazard of skin and mouth irritation and digestive upset if eaten. Avoid planting in gardens frequented by pets or children.