Trying my first time here with them in Haverhill, nice size tubers but they take a couple of years to flower. Had them in NJ, never got them to blooming size. Got mine from VB as well. I will tell you though, don't plant them near a window! Saw them in Cyprus, they stink to the point you may gag!

Mindy, I had Dracunculus Vulgaris a few years ago from B&B.
They sprouted first year, didn't bloom and I never saw them again. I guess, wet winter + mulched bed killed them.
Generally, all arums being of mediterranian origin plants need to be dry in a summer when in dormancy.
Regular arums (italicum) doing good here except one small inconvinience, they DON'T want to go into dormancy in a summer if planted in irrigated shade to part-shade locations and stay evergreen whole year around. Originally I planted them among jap. painted ferns with goal to make a spot interesting whole year around, but non-dormant arums overlaping ferns in a summer and I don't found this to be particularly attractive.
In a much more drier place where they are planted with daffodils and daylilies they go dormant in June and sprouts back in September. By end of October they are in their full glory and will bloom in May. Works as a charm.
Seneca Hill has some fancy arums.

Here is a link that might be useful: Seneca Hill

Expensive, cultivated skunk cabbage common to wet edges. I'm not putting it down, the garden variety is everywhere in NE, and it really is putrid...like carrion.

how's things, Mindy?
Marie

Ego, I have to laugh I have arum planted with jap. fern 'ghost' in irrigated shade once again your experience has saved me a few years of frustration. Thanks kt

Katy, just FYI, freshly planted arums tubers would need two to three years to reveal their beauty to the full extend. In a first couple of years deep contrast veining or marbling effect might be not so prominent, but by year #3 they should be glorious. Also, they most likely will not bloom at the young age, so be patient.
Note: flowers itself are not very showy, but following red-orange berries are very ornamental, though they don't last for long.