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Re: Zantedeschia aethiopica

I think that I mentioned sometime last year that my sister has a plant of 
this from Achill and its thriving here too.

Dear Sue,
> Re. your posting about Z.aethiopica'Green Goddess', I would be happy to 
have
> seed from you and distribute it among other members who want it.
> The common white form grows quite well here in the west of Ireland..I have
> seen large clumps in gardens.I have it planted by a pond .Mine came from a
> ditch on the outside of an old graveyard on Achill Island ; apparently it
> had been planted on the graves, grown too luxuriant and had been thrown 
over
> the wall where it now grows prolifically.
> The green form is known in England, but is very uncommon.You may prefer to
> send the seeds to a member in America, but I swap a lot of seed and am 
happy
> to do this if you don't get anyone else better positioned.
> I wrote to Virginia Hunt after your first posting a few weeks ago and got
> her list.It is excellent.I sent it to a friend in Tennessee who ordered 
some
> for us both and mine is now crossing the Atlantic.I have grown a few 
Salvias
> for many years but have recently got a passion for the more tender and
> scented ones.
> Thanks for all your useful information.
> Jane
> 





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Colette Dunkley            gb81@dial.pipex.com
Upton, Wirral, Merseyside, England, L49 4PD
"Cuncta simul fieri vetat irrevocabilis hora"
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