Arum maculatam must be one of our most common wildflowers. It can be found in shady spots across the land in great profusion. But the flower when it appears is easy to miss among the mass of glossy arrow shaped leaves. First a tall spathe appears (a bract forming a sheath)...

 ... which unfurls to reveal a spadix, the spike-like inflorescence.

 A. maculatum is a species with many common names. Some are merely functional (e.g. Arum Lilly) but reference to genitalia and sex seems to be a common theme! Cuckoo Pint for example probably derives from the old English word pintle meaning penis. Lords and Ladies was also intended to be suggestive I imagine. The lore of plants has its place in the pagan soul.