Re: Zantedeschia seeds?
- To: s*@groupmail.com, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Zantedeschia seeds?
- From: J* D*
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 10:52:11 -0800 (PST)
I believe Z. 'Hercules' is a Luther Burbank
introduction, if my memory from the museum-garden in
Santa Rosa is correct.
--- "Sean A. O'Hara" <sean.ohara@groupmail.com> wrote:
> At 05:50 AM 1/24/01 +0000, p.k.peirce@att.net wrote:
> >This is my first attempt to send a message to the
> list,
> >so I hope I've done it correctly.
> >
> >I am curious to know where Zantedeschia aethiopica
> is
> >pollinated and matures seeds. My understanding is
> that
> >the plants are pollinated by beetles, seeding
> readily in
> >South Africa and in New Zealand, but I don't think
> I
> >have ever seen seeds forming on these plants here
> in
> >California. Has anyone seen this, or can anyone
> offer
> >any other information about where this plant sets
> seed?
> >
> >Pam Peirce
> >ppeirce@ccsf.org
>
> Hi Pam -
>
> Glad to see you on this forum.
>
> The most common Callas I've seen around the Bay Area
> do not seem to self
> seed readily. It is sometimes hard to know for sure
> as they tend to
> 'appear' in odd places at times, but this might be
> more likely related to
> the fact that they are summer dormant and people
> digging around their
> garden often tend to transplant small rhizomes
> accidentally. Apparently
> they do at time produce seed and seedling germinate.
> I've heard also that
> 'Green Goddess' is more prolific in this way, and
> I've also heard that
> 'Hercules', a large, robust form that can occur with
> white spotted leaves,
> also does this. This trait in the latter is the
> cause of confusion about
> whether or not your 'Hercules' will have spots -
> some seedling come up
> without them, some with. The spotted form is very
> striking and desirable,
> so its worth doing some careful research and
> selection to make sure you get
> the right form (both green and spotted are often
> sold locally under the
> same name). Each grows up to 7ft tall with huge
> leaves and flowers, under
> the right conditions.
>
> For a picture of 'Hercules', see Krzysztof
> Kozminski's web page:
>
http://ng.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Zantedeschia/Hercules.html
>
> Regards,
> Sean O.
>
>
> h o r t u l u s a p t u s - 'a garden
> suited to its purpose'
> Sean A. O'Hara fax (707) 667-1173
> sean.ohara@groupmail.com
> 710 Jean Street, Oakland, CA 94610-1459, U.S.A.
>
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