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Zantedeschia aethiopica


In Reference to Sues posting about Zantedeschia I hope the list members
take note of her comment about this plant being hard to eradicate once
established.
In Western Australia this plant is a major environmental weed in
wetlands and seasonally inundated areas.  In our summer the plant dies
back then pops up at the end of spring. While many people find the
flowers very attractive the plants and the seeds are quite toxic and
children are known to have died after eating the spadix (in South
Australia).
Caution is advised in planting this spp in the ground or where children
could gain access.
On another note I planted several hundred seed into a pot about 9 years
ago and left it in the shadehouse at work. Dozens of seedlings emerged
and these plants have emerged every year since. I have never fertilised
them and watering has been by rainfall only and they still come up. No
flowers as the competition would be to high and not much in the way of
nutrients but they are tough!

Cheers
Rod Randall


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