Re: Green Zantedeschia

From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." grsjr at juno.com> on 2000.10.15 at 01:42:24(5554) Paul, Did you watch the flowers develop? Many Zantedeschia have inflorescences that match +More your description as the flower matures. For species in section Aestivae, the entire spathe turns leaf-green and the spathe furls tightly, and there is often a whitish patch at the interior base. The next step is for the flowering stem to bend downward until the inflorescence touches the ground. Both ssp. of Z. albomaculata, Z. elliotiana, Z. jucunda, Z. pentlandii, Z. rehmanii, and Z. valida comprise this section. You'd could have a new hort. variety if the green color is there from the beginning of blooming and persists throughout the blooming period although some Z. rehmanii come close to this. You might want to read these two papers on Zantedeschia. Both have excellent keys and the latter has beautiful colored photos as part of the key. Singh, Y., Van Wyk, A.E. & Baijnath, H. 1996. Taxonomic notes on the genus Zantedeschia Spreng. (Araceae) in southern Africa. S. Af. J. Bot. 62(6): 321-324. Singh, Y., Van Wyk, A.E. & Baijnath, H. 1995. Know your arums: a comprehensive guide to the genus Zantedeschia. Veld Flora 81: 54-55. Ray GRSJr@Juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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