Ivy Creek Foundation

Ivy Creek Natural Area Flowers:

Arrow Arum

Family Araceae, Peltandra virginica

The shiny green arrow-shaped leaves of this aquatic plant, which grow one to two feet long, give rise to its common name. Arrow Arum is easily found at the Ivy Creek Natural Area in the Marsh, along Red Reservoir trail and at the waters' edge of the Peninsula (trail map).

Arrow Arum

Arrow Arum flower

The flower, a green spathe, blooms around June.

The Ivy Creek Foundation / P.O. Box 956 / Charlottesville, VA 22902 / 434-973-7772 /  icf@ivycreekfoundation.org