Calla Araceae

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Calla Araceae in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Calla (ancient name, of obscure meaning). Araceae. A monotypic genus, containing a native bog-plant with a white spathe. Herb, with creeping rhizomes and 2-ranked Ivs. Differs from Orontium in the parallel secondary and tertiary veins of the If.-blade, as well as in having a prominent more or less fleshy persistent spathe enveloping the spadix, and in the absence of perianth; lower fls. perfect, upper staminate; fr. a red berry. See Zantedeschia for C. aethiopica, C. albo-maculala, and others. The calla of florists, or calla lily, is Richardia of recent books, but is properly Zantedeschia, where it is described and the culture given in this work. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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