Arum hygrophilum Plant Care

Arum hygrophilum Boiss.

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Arum hygrophilum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It has a disjunct distribution, found in northern and central Israel, western Jordan, Lebanon, southwestern Syria, eastern Cyprus, western Turkey, and northeastern Morocco.

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Bright indirect to low light

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How do you care for Arum hygrophilum?

Arum hygrophilum grows best in bright indirect to low light. It is reported as toxic to pets, so keep it out of reach of pets.

Where Is the Arum hygrophilum Native To?

Native range7 countries

What Is the Arum hygrophilum?

Arum hygrophilum (Arum hygrophilum) belongs to the Araceae family within the Arum genus. Arum hygrophilum is native to northern and central Israel, western Jordan, Lebanon, southwestern Syria, eastern Cyprus, western Turkey, and northeastern Morocco.

Arum hygrophilum displays a clumping perennial herb growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Arum hygrophilum produces unique hooded spathes in various colors.

What Light Does the Arum hygrophilum Need?

Arum hygrophilum thrives in bright indirect to low light. Avoid placing Arum hygrophilum in direct, harsh sunlight for extended periods, as this can scorch the foliage.

Light Requirement

Bright indirect to low light

What Soil Mix Works Best for a Arum hygrophilum?

Rich, well-draining peat-based soil mix. Good drainage is essential for Arum hygrophilum to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.

How Do You Repot a Arum hygrophilum?

Repot every 1-2 years in spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.

How Do You Propagate a Arum hygrophilum?

Arum hygrophilum can be propagated through division of rhizomes, offsets, seeds. Similar propagation techniques also apply to italian arum plant care, which shares the same genus.

Is the Arum hygrophilum Toxic to Pets and Children?

Toxic (caution)

Reported as toxic in our plant data. Not verified by the ASPCA.

Toxic to humans and pets if ingested

This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.

See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.

What Pests and Diseases Affect the Arum hygrophilum?

Arum hygrophilum is susceptible to spider mites, aphids, mealybugs. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.

Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.

Keep exploring plants

Arum hygrophilum is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.

It belongs to the Arum genus — compare its care with other Arum species on PlantoScan.

Arum is part of the Araceae plant family — browse all Araceae genera and species.

Arum hygrophilum copes with lower light than most plants — browse the full list of low-light plants.

More Arum Species

Other Arum species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:

Sources

  • Scientific name & taxonomy: Arum hygrophilum Boiss., family Araceae (first published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 8 (1854)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
  • Pet toxicity: Arum hygrophilum is reported as toxic to pets in our plant data (not verified by the ASPCA), so treat it with caution. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
  • Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.

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