This section is from the book "The Wild Garden", by W. Robinson. Also available from Amazon: William Robinson: The Wild Gardener.
Mostly a tropical and sub-tropical family, some of which grow as far north as southern Europe. These are quite hardy in our gardens. The Italian Arum is well worthy of a place in the wild garden, from its fine foliage in winter. It should be placed in sheltered half-shady places where it would not suffer much from storms. The old Dragon plant (A. Dracontium) grows freely enough about the foot of rocks or walls in sandy, or dry, peaty places. The nearly allied Arum Lily (Calla aethiopica) is quite hardy as a water and water-side plant in the southern counties of England and Ireland.
 
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