I suspect the gardener is responsible for these but what are they please?
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...n/DSC_0122.jpg

It's a peace lily – Spathiphyllum – of some sort, I'd say. I've never seen a yellow one before though.

seen something similar on the urbanflyfisher blog

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Yeah, looks to be the same thing - sometimes known as 'skunk cabbage'
Here's Alistairs terrifying take on the issue....http://urbanflyfisher.com/a-few-hour...-smelly-kelly/

Alex

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Ah, I've seen these on my local golf course and always thought they looked nice.

Ha! Peace lily, my ****! According to Wikipedia, bears use it as a laxative after hibernation, to ensure that they do indeed **** in the woods.

I saw some of those near here recently. They definitely weren't in or near a garden, but were near water. Is it an escapee then?

I'll see if I can remember where and get some pics.

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They look like they are the same family as the Cuckoo Pint (Jack in the Pulpit, Lords and Ladies etc). Some foreign cultivar...

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Those are the infamous skunk cabbage. I believe they were introduced from the 'States'. They are grown in the grounds of Winderwath House, where I first saw them, and they stink!! Two sniffs would make you greedy in my book --- or a masochist. Nice colour, shame about the smell! TC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Skunk_Cabbage

i would get it out, anything that grows by rhizomes is likely to be a pain to get rid of in the future,