Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. macrocarpa

Read about Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. macrocarpa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Zantedeschia macrocarpa, Engler (Richardia macrocarpa, W. Wats. R. Pentlandii, Whyte. Calla Pentlandii, Whyte. Z. Pentlandii, Hort.). Erect perennial: lvs. ovate-cordate, acuminate-caudate, with an open sinus, basal lobes rounded; midrib thick: spathe golden yellow, broadly trumpet-shaped, its lower margins convolute one-third, flaring above, the subulate tip abruptly recurved, margins recurved, slightly warty and with a black-purple blotch at the base within. Basutoland, S. Afr. B.M. 7397.— Hooker writes (in B.M. 7397) that "R. Pentlandii is much the largest-leaved species, and is the only one with a deeply gamboge yellow spathe within, which is much the largest and broadest of any." First flowered in 1892 by R. Whyte, Pentland House (Lee, England). 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.