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Is there a way to grow Italian Arum from berries (seed?)


Alan

Yes, it seeds itself quite readily, in fact sometimes to the point of
being
a pest.

pam - gardengal

Describe the conditions under which it self sows enough to be a pest,
I need to propagate a few thousand as an understory plant on the edge
of a bamboo grove.
I am in CT zone6

I guess the conditions for its potential invasiveness tend to be more
pronounced here in the PNW than elsewhere, but seeds fallen from the mother
plant will eventually germinate and root readily under the same growing
conditions. Allow the seeds to fully ripen (a deep coral-red) then direct
sow in humusy, moisture rententive soil in part to full shade.

Alternatively, propagation resources suggest storing the seeds in layers of
moist sand in shade and sow as soon as radicles appear. They are not fast
germinators - can take a year or more.

pam - gardengal