Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). The purple thing is called a spadix and the cowl is called a spathe. The spadix has a faecal odour and a temp much warmer than the surroundings so atracts insects which then fall into the body of the plant.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (14/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). The purple thing is called a spadix and the cowl is called a spathe. The spadix has a faecal odour and a temp much warmer than the surroundings so atracts insects which then fall into the body of the plant.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). A young one, not yet opened. This plant has loads of common names - I've used the most common in the title but others are: Adam and Eve, Cheese and Toast and Friar's Cowl!

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (01/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). A young one, not yet opened. This plant has loads of common names - I've used the most common in the title but others are: Adam and Eve, Cheese and Toast and Friar's Cowl!

Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). The innside: the spidery bit at the top are sterile flowers, perhaps keeping the larger flies out. The small bulbous bit in the middle are male flowers, and the lower bit are female.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). The innside: the spidery bit at the top are sterile flowers, perhaps keeping the larger flies out. The small bulbous bit in the middle are male flowers, and the lower bit are female.

Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). These are male flowers, you can just see some anthers poking out.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). These are male flowers, you can just see some anthers poking out.

Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield. The spidery bit at the top are sterile flowers, perhaps keeping the larger flies out.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield. The spidery bit at the top are sterile flowers, perhaps keeping the larger flies out.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield. Classic leraves. They sometimes have dark markings on them as yu can see on the one on the very left.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (14/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield. Classic leraves. They sometimes have dark markings on them as yu can see on the one on the very left.

Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). Now furled up with the ovaries developing into fruits inside.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). Now furled up with the ovaries developing into fruits inside.

Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). These are the female flowers nestling within the ovaries which when fertilised and ripe are what will become the dark green, then later bright red, fruits.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (02/05/2022) Henfield Road, Small Dole, Henfield (approaching the turn off to West Mill Lane). These are the female flowers nestling within the ovaries which when fertilised and ripe are what will become the dark green, then later bright red, fruits.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (29/06/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Unripe fruits will go red eventually.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (29/05/2020) The remnant of the spathe (the cowl) falling away to reveal the developing fruits.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (20/07/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Ripe fruits (red) and ripening fruits (green).

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (20/07/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Still a couple of green un-ripe fruits.

Cuckoo Pint / Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum) (10/07/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Fully developed fruits - highly poisonous.