Difference between revisions of "Zantedeschia aethiopica"
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| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc --> | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc --> | ||
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> | ||
| − | | usda_zones = | + | | usda_zones = 8-11 |
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> | ||
| color = IndianRed | | color = IndianRed | ||
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| species = aethiopica | | species = aethiopica | ||
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| − | + | Evergreen or semi-evergreen. | |
| + | Large rhizome clumps develop. | ||
| + | big clumps of leaves. | ||
| + | leaves are long-stemmed. | ||
| + | leaves 12-24 in (30-60 cm) long. | ||
| + | arrowhead-shaped leaves. | ||
| + | flower stems are tall. | ||
| + | flower stem has white spathe, up to 10 in (25 cm) long, surrounding a yellow spadix. | ||
| + | Naturalizes in mild climates, and can become invasive. | ||
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==Varieties== | ==Varieties== | ||
| + | *''''Childsiana'''' - 18 in (45 cm) tall, leaves are small, flowers are pinkish and last well when cut | ||
| + | *''''Crowborough'''' - 36 in (90 cm) high; | ||
| + | *''''Green Goddess'''' - 36 in (90 cm) high, small spathe is heavily tinted green, may be invasive. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 | |
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 2 March 2009
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
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| Origin: | ✈ | S Africa |
| Exposure: | ☼ | full to part-sun"full to part-sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
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| Water: | ◍ | moist |
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Evergreen or semi-evergreen. Large rhizome clumps develop. big clumps of leaves. leaves are long-stemmed. leaves 12-24 in (30-60 cm) long. arrowhead-shaped leaves. flower stems are tall. flower stem has white spathe, up to 10 in (25 cm) long, surrounding a yellow spadix. Naturalizes in mild climates, and can become invasive.
- More information about this species can be found on the genus page.
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Propagation
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Pests and diseases
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Varieties
- 'Childsiana' - 18 in (45 cm) tall, leaves are small, flowers are pinkish and last well when cut
- 'Crowborough' - 36 in (90 cm) high;
- 'Green Goddess' - 36 in (90 cm) high, small spathe is heavily tinted green, may be invasive.
Gallery
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References
- Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
External links
- w:Zantedeschia aethiopica. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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