We have it all over the place in one wetlands in Rock Creek National Park.
It started from a couple potted plants that were dumped along the edge of
the park (which is only a couple blocks wide - a park created to protect a
stream). We started treating it awhile ago, but it is persistent, so don't
waste time.
SueS

Sue Salmons
Liaison - Exotic Plant Management Team
National Capital Region
202-342-1443 ext. 217
202-425-2976 (cell)



Johnny Randall
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Steve: Just Google Arum italicum and you'll get plenty of hits showing
its invasiveness. Be sure to check out the discussion link. Johnny Randall

steveyoung@... wrote:

> I am noticing scattered patches of Italian Arum (/Arum italicum/) (aka
> Italian Lords and Ladies) turning up in my main stomping ground, Long
> Branch Nature Center in Arlington, Virginia. My sense is that it is
> unlikely that it was intentionally planted in all of these areas, and
> it is popping up as "invasive" on my mental early warning screen. In
> particular, I don't like what I'm seeing in a particular floodplain area.
>
> Yet poking around on the Web is not conclusive; for example, the PCA
> Alien Plant Working Group only lists it reported as invasive in
> Oregon. Yet it is often described as "invasive" in gardening resources.
>
> Anyone else have any observations/impressions to share? It's not a big
> deal yet in the park but I'd rather nip it in the bud if it's
> definitely a problem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve Young
>

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North Carolina Botanical Garden
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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