#arum

[transbian-stoner]

Did anyone hear about the newly described Arum?

Its a relative of the Titan Arum, and has been given the botanical name Amorphophallus Yaoi.

This beautiful flower's name is Weird Dick Yaoi

[clawmarks]

La Belgique horticole : Journal des jardins - Charles Morren - 1851 - via Internet Archive

[herpsandbirds]

Can we have a strange schlong yaoi???

I'm going to file a complaint with HR...

Yao's Corpse Plant (Amorphophallus yaoi), family Araceae,  endemic to Panay and the Romblon Islands of the Philippines

Like most corpse plants, in the genus Amorphophallus, this plant is pollinated by flies and beetles, attracted to the carrion-like smell of the flower.

Described by science in 2020.

Named after botanist George C. Yao, Yaoi is the latinization of the name Yao. It is not a reference to yaoi.

photographs by Bill McLaughlin

[mrchill]

Nev, arums (canon ae1) © Chill · +

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 25 April 2026

The glossy leaves of Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum' (Italian arum) appear in the autumn and will tolerate shaded conditions. The flower is a large greenish-yellow spathe with a yellow spadix followed by showy spikes of orange-red berries. This perennial can be invasive through both its bulbous growth and berries.

Jill Raggett

[heaveninawildflower]

Arum plant (cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit).

Wellcome Collection gallery.

Wikimedia.

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

[wormyorchids]

This months mail zine is Spring Relatives, a mini that explores spring flowers in Washington and occupied Palestine. All proceeds from this zine, including this months membership fees, will go to the families who are part of the eight Families from Gaza campaign organized by Whatcom Families for Justice in Palestine 🍉

[wild-e-eep]

Startlingly big and bright in the early spring, western skunk cabbage.