My Husband Is Desperate To Rid His Lawns Of This Arum Maculatum. As Soon As We Spo One We Try To Pull It Out, But Seldom Get The

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root. Ken & Rhonda Fuller. We live in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, Our climate here is Temperate.

Answer 1

Many Arums are incredibly invasive, unfortunately. Chemical means are almost never useful. There are a few ways to kill them, but most take years to kill.

There is one way that will work, fairly, quickly. It will require several days of pouring boiling water on each patch of them. Do this once per day for about a week, and it will kill most, if not all of them.

Here are some articles that will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/lords-and-ladies/italian-arum-control.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/boiling-water-and-plants.htm