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Zantedeschia aethiopica, Spreng. (Calla aethiopica, Linn. Colocasia aethiopica, Spreng. Richardia aethiopica, Hort. R. africana, Kunth). Common Calla. Lily-of-the- Nile. Fig. 4029. Stout robust plant: lvs. smooth, the petiole without bristles; blade about twice as long as wide, broad or narrow but cuspidate at the apex, cordate-sagittate at the base, both lvs. and spathes varying greatly in size: spathe 3-10 in. long, white, creamy inside at the base, flaring outward and narrowing to a cuspidate tip. S. Afr. B.M. 832. Gn. 33:584. Gn.W. 21 : 73. — Fragrant. Sports with double and triple spathes often occur. A.F. 5:83. Gn. 46, p. 447. See Fig. 4030.
Zantedeschia aethiopica, Spreng. (Calla aethiopica, Linn. Colocasia aethiopica, Spreng. Richardia aethiopica, Hort. R. africana, Kunth). Common Calla. Lily-of-the- Nile. Stout robust plant: lvs. smooth, the petiole without bristles; blade about twice as long as wide, broad or narrow but cuspidate at the apex, cordate-sagittate at the base, both lvs. and spathes varying greatly in size: spathe 3-10 in. long, white, creamy inside at the base, flaring outward and narrowing to a cuspidate tip. S. Afr.— Fragrant. Sports with double and triple spathes often occur.
Var. minor, Engler (R. nana compacta, Hort.). Little Gem. Fig. 4031. Like the type, but only 12-16 in. high: spathes 3-4 in. long. Var. devoniensis, Hort. (R. devoniensis, Hort.). Dwarf; freer bloomer than Little Gem, and more fragrant.
Var. minor, Engler (R. nana compacta, Hort.). Little Gem. Like the type, but only 12-16 in. high: spathes 3-4 in. long. Var. devoniensis, Hort. (R. devoniensis, Hort.). Dwarf; freer bloomer than Little Gem, and more fragrant.
There are many forms of the calla lily in cult., a number of which have received Latin names. Some of these horticultural names are candidissima, spathe large, pure white; gigantea, plant very large; Godefreyana, dwarf, white; grandiflora, spathe large; Childsiana, dwarfer and more compact than type and more floriferous.
There are many forms of the calla lily in cult., a number of which have received Latin names. Some of these horticultural names are candidissima, spathe large, pure white; gigantea, plant very large; Godefreyana, dwarf, white; grandiflora, spathe large; Childsiana, dwarfer and more compact than type and more floriferous.
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Evergreen or semi-evergreen.
Evergreen or semi-evergreen.
Large rhizome clumps develop.
Large rhizome clumps develop.
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==Cultivation==
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==References==
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
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