By Bernard
Cambridgeshire,
United Kingdom 
Weed query 6. I think this is called Lords and Ladies and I hope someone will be able to tell me if I'm right or wrong. It grows from a white bulb about 4" below ground and produces red berries clustered around a vertical stalk.
16 Apr, 2011
Answers
Yes, this is our native Arum lily, Arum maculatum - one of my favourite British wildflowers.
16 Apr, 2011
Thanks. Bulbaholic, can you tell me more about A. italicum and why you grow it?
16 Apr, 2011
Italicum has varigated leaves and it is just a nice plant for a shady place. It doesn't set seed every year but when it does that is a bonus.
17 Apr, 2011
Thanks Bulbaholic. Is it as difficult to remove as A. maculatum and does it spread itself about with gay abandon?
17 Apr, 2011
Unfortunately not :-( It is actually A. italicum 'Marmoratum' that we have and has the variegated leaves.
17 Apr, 2011
Very possibly it is an Arum such as Lords and Ladies. Why a weed? We deliberately grow A. italicum for the same results.
16 Apr, 2011