Zantedeschia melanoleuca

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Zantedeschia melanoleuca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Zantedeschia melanoleuca, Engler (Richardia melanoleuca, Hook, f. R. Sprengeri, Comes). Black-throated Calla. Scape and petioles bristly below: lvs. 6-12 in. long, hastate-ovate-acuminate, the basal lobes obtuse, marked all over with oblong, white, translucent spots: spathe pale straw-colored, widely flaring and open from the base, the margins and cuspidate tip recurving, with an ample black-purple spot at the base within. Natal, 1868. B. M. 5765. Var. tropicalis, Engler (Richardia, melanoleuca var. tropicalis, N. E. Br.), of Trop. Afr., differs in larger size and absence of bristles at base of petiole. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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