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Big flat green leaves plant ID

Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
in Problem solving
I was wondering if anyone knows what these large flat green leaves are?
I feel like I recognise the shape. Want to know if I should pull them or keep them!
Thank you very much

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  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    That's Arum maculatum - Lords and Ladies. A native, not especially troublesome plant.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
    edited March 2023
    Thanks very much!  Do people generally keep this one or get rid of it?
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I grow this form, which I love.



    Arum italicum Marmoratum.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
    edited March 2023
    Very pretty variegated leaves .
    The leaf shape on yours reminds me of kale (a bit!).
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Wild arum.

    The variegated version is called Arum italicyum pictum.  I grow both.  I encourage the wild one in wild areas; I divide it up and replant the tubers.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
    Thank you!  I might keep them then. I like the look of the leaves.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Or, A.i. Marmoratum as mentioned.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I wouldn't, they are popping up all over my garden this year! They're deep rooted as well so a real pain to get rid of an established plant. Also the  bright red berries are highly poisonous but attractive to young children.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
    Ah!! Thank you Lizzie27, very helpful!  Won't keep it after all :D
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    See the segment on them in Wild Isles. You'll look at them in a whole new light!
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