1. Iris species nova - Starweaver's Gems from Earth and Sky

114. Arum elongatum
Flowers with purplish red spathe, only 20 cm high elongating up to 40 cm in autumn
with bright red fruits. Leaves sagittate. From near village Enem, Krasnodar distr.,
S Russia. Tubers of A. elongatum are oriented vertically. 6.00
115. Arum euxinum
One of my favourite arums with whitish spathe limb edged deep purple. Distributed
along Black Sea coast of NW Turkey where it growth on marshy places. By Peter
Boyce intolerant of summer heat but I grow it in unheated greenhouse with annual
harvesting and keeping dry tubers quite warm. 10.00
116. Arum hygrophyllum
Elegant and attractive plant – it must be in every collection of aroids regardless of
reputation as one of quite tender species. I’m growing it in unheated greenhouse but
when real frosts start - I’m covering its bed with glasswool sheets. Frost damaged
leaves quickly recover in spring and can achieve even 70 cm height with excellent,
gracious greenish white narrowly purple edged spathe limb at height of foliage. Likes
moist conditions. 8.00
117. Arum italicum albispathum
Flowers with long white spathe, leaves plain dark green, sometimes with few dark
or light spots, tubers rhizomatous. Very beautiful form collected in 1983 from shady
forest under large Fagus trees near Alagir (650 m), North Osethia, slopes of North
Caucasus. 3.00
118. Arum korolkowii ‘ARVAZ’
Flower spathe chamois green or very light brown, well above the leaves, Height 50
cm. Best selection from Arvaz, Kopet-Dag, Turkmenistan where it was collected inside
dense shrub in moist soil. Although in nature it always grows in some shade, here
better to plant in full sun. Prefer late planting. 6.00
119. Arum maculatum
This form is selected from plants collected near Sochi at N coast of Black Sea. Lower
half of spathe deep purple. Very beautiful selection. 5.00
120. Arum orientale
It was received as A. petteri. The spathe leaf of this pretty species is very wide (boat NEW
shaped) and purple throughout with something abrupt apex. From open woodlands and
although rarely cultivated it is surprisingly hardy here.
8.00
121. Arum rupicola subsp. virescens
Flower spathe pale greenish with some purple tint, well over the leaves, height up to
60 cm. Very vigorous form from Lerik, Talish, South Azerbaijan where it grows on dry
stony slopes in full sunshine or somewhat in shade of sparse shrubs. 6.00
COLCHICUM
122. Colchicum x agrippinum
It is hybrid between C. variegatum and C. autumnale forming clusters of very heavilychequered
violet-rose flowers in September. This is one of the most intensely chequered
colchicums. The flowers are followed by small blue-green leaves. An excellent, freeflowering,
easy growable, but one that has become increasingly scarce now. 7.00
123. Colchicum baytopiorum
A delightful new species for well drained sunny spot in garden with clusters of medium
sized bright purplish pink flowers and nice light creamy stamens, bulbs ovoid, but
sometimes soboliferous. Originates from Termessos in Antalya, Turkey, where it was
collected at height of 800 m. 10.00
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