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Old 27-02-2011, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bob View Post
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:53:11 -0000, Janet wrote:

In article
, bob says...

- is this a weed? Very spinachy feel and look...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10508583/is%...20a%20weed.jpg

It looks like wild arum aka cuckoopint. The leaves and berries are
toxic.

Janet



- thanks Janet.

Would you say it's invasive?
No.

In spring it produces flowers in the form of a pale green hood with a dark brown spike inside; these are followed in autumn by spiked clusters of bright red berries, so, in the right setting, an attractive plant. Its relative, Arum italicum, has variegated leaves and is widely grown as a garden plant.
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