dragon arum

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dragon arum - European arum resembling the cuckoopint

Dracunculus vulgaris, green dragon

aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

Dracunculus, genus Dracunculus - tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum

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Take the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) and the dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris).

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It's also sometimes known as the Vampire Lily, the Dragon Arum, the Voodoo Lily, or Dragonwort.

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Designers from Tampa to Naples pop Into Hartman's gallery for rare finds, often enlisting his framing talents as well, Engravings like Dragon Arum ($550, above) are framed traditionally with French matting and marbled inlays.