I have a Dracunculus vulgaris for years, planted against the house ( The Netherlands 10 miles from sea winter occasionally about -10C). It flowers every year but never sets seed. However, this year I noted a bunch of beetles coming out the flower and yes I have now a lot of berries, very similar to Arum seeds. The peculiar thing is that a second flower, flowering three days later did not get beetles or seed. Ben J.M.Zonneveld Nationaal Herbarium Nederland POBox 9514 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands telf 071 5274738 E-mail: Zonneveld@NHN.Leidenuniv.nl