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Zantedeschia albomaculata, commonly called the spotted calla lily [2] (although Calla is a genus unto itself) or the white spotted arum, is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae. [3]
Zantedeschia are relatively hardy plants, but some are more winter-hardy than others. In this regard there may be considered two groups, a hardy outdoor group with large white flowers (arum lilies) and less hardy group with white-spotted leaves and flowers in many colours (calla lilies), such as yellow, orange, pink and purple. [17]
Until 2011, Zantedeschia aethiopica was the national flower of the island nation of Saint Helena, where it grows widely, but is considered an invasive plant. [14] Further, it is an important symbol of Irish republicanism and nationalism since 1926, because it is used to commemorate the dead of Easter 1916 and onward.
A perennial plant, Arum palaestinum grows up to 10–25 cm (4–10 in) high. It blooms between the months of March and April, by which time the plant is easily recognized by its dark purplish-black spadix enclosed by a reddish-brown spathe. [3] [4] The leaves are light green, narrow, and upright with a purplish-black color. The root is tuberous ...
In botany, a spadix (/ ˈ s p eɪ d ɪ k s / SPAY-diks; pl.: spadices / ˈ s p eɪ d ɪ s iː z / SPAY-dih-seez, / s p eɪ ˈ d aɪ s iː z / spay-DY-seez) is a type of inflorescence having small flowers borne on a fleshy stem. Spadices are typical of the family Araceae, the arums or aroids.
Zantedeschia rehmannii, the pink arum lily, pink calla, or red calla lily, is a herbaceous ornamental plant in the family Araceae. [4] It (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
Zantedeschia elliottiana, golden arum or golden calla lily, yellow calla lily, is an ornamental herbaceous plant in the family Araceae. It grows from a bulb. It grows from a bulb. It is said to occur in the province of Mpumalanga in South Africa , [ 1 ] although other sources say that it is not found in the wild but appears to be a hybrid of ...