Re: [SG] calla lilies

Bill,

Perhaps you can tell me something about Zantedeschia aethiopica
'Crowborough', which I've had in a pot for a few years.  I've always kept
it in a saucer with water in the saucer....seems OK with that, but the odd
thing is that it seems to want to come into growth in winter in my cool
(40F-60F) greenhouse; bloom late March - early April and then go dormant
about now.  Is this typical behavior for this cultivar?  Have not put it in
the ground because I'm just not positive it's hardy here in the cold part
of z.7...do you know?  Also had no really damp spot until I made my
"damp/bog" garden last fall.  If it is hardy, wonder if it would like those
kind of conditions - always damp with flooding during really heavy rains,
but drains off surface in a day....clay soil.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Bill Shear <BILLS@HSC.EDU>
> Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 2:30 PM
>
> There are actually two kinds of callas.  The genus Calla in the botanical
> sense is now limited to Calla aethiopica, which is the big white calla.
> This is in fact a plant that thrives under marshy, poorly drained
> conditions.  But other callas are in the genus Zantedeschia (the yellow
and
> pink callas and the hybrids) and while they like moisture, they must have
> good drainage.  The yellow calla likes plenty of sun; the others (mostly
> pink and lavender) like a little shade where it's hot.
>
> Bill Shear
> Department of Biology
> Hampden-Sydney College
> Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
> (804)223-6172
> FAX (804)223-6374
> email<bills@hsc.edu>
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