It is an Arisaema. It may be possible to suggest which species if you can post a pic of the leaf when it is fully open.
Thank for that I thought it might be but it seems a bit small the plant is 8 inches tall and the flower is 1 and 1/2 inches in size I have attached a photo of the leaf. CIAO Kevin
I am no expert on Arisaema, but still positive that this is what you have. Yours is very small, however that does not rule out Arisaema. See A.jinshajiangense.... as an example of a small one. http://www.rareplants.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=833&strPageHistory=related Arisaema, when grown from seed are a bit like butterflies... they start with seed leaves in the first year, usually simple, completely unlike the adult leaves. Next year they do their "thing" and produce their true leaves, often huge with many lobes/leaflets. See... http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=arisaema leaf&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi Try potting them on and see what you get next season. I am out of my comfort zone to help further. I wish photopro was still around!!!!!
Luddite@Machen asked that I comment on this post since the plant is a member of the larger family Araceae (aroids). I regret I have little I can tell you other than some basic information and also give you some sources for better info. The genus Arisaema is one of the largest genera of woodland aroids with approximately 170 valid species. You can find almost 700 scientific names listed in a variety of places but the majority have been found to be synonyms of one of the basiosnym species. The species range from Mexico through eastern North America across temperate and tropical Asia, portions of Russia, Arabia, China, Japan. Malaysia and some tropical Pacific Islands. The species tend to produce their inflorescence during the spring and summer. You may be able to learn the species if you post the photos on Aroid l which is an associated organization of the International Aroid Society. Go to the IAS website www.aroid.org and click on the Aroid l link. From there simply sign up and shortly you will receive permission to post. Just ask your question along with your photos and the chances are high one of botanists or experts of the forum will give you a good answer. By the way, the more detail you can show in your photos the better your chances of receiving a good answer. Be sure and post photos of both sides of the leaf as well as the base of the plant. If you have a photo of an inflorescence that will almost guarantee an I.D. Optionally, you might want to visit a good library and find a copy of Deni Bown's book Aroids, Plants of the Arum Family. Deni devotes quite a few pages to Arisaema sp.
