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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]
[5] [13] Theophrastus' Enquiry into Plants, described the necessity of leaching the roots and leaves before they can be eaten. [18] The 11th-century Mishnaic exegete Nathan ben Abraham describes the cultivation of the plant in the Levant: 'If arum is covered up with earth in the Seventh Year' (Sheviit 5:2). This arum that is being covered up ...
It grows to 0.6–1 m (2.0–3.3 ft) tall, with large clumps of broad, arrow shaped dark green leaves up to 45 cm (18 in) long. The inflorescences are large and are produced in spring, summer and autumn, with a pure white spathe up to 25 cm (9.8 in) and a yellow spadix up to 90 mm ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long. [ 3 ]
Common names include arum lily for Z. aethiopica, calla and calla lily for Z. elliottiana and Z. rehmannii. However, members of this genus are not true lilies [ 4 ] (which belong to the family Liliaceae ), and the genera Arum and Calla , although related, are distinct from Zantedeschia , despite visual similarities.
Calla lily is a common name of several members of the family, Araceae. It may refer to: Calla palustris; Zantedeschia generally Zantedeschia aethiopica specifically;
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 ...
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 .
The greenish-yellow inflorescence is produced on a spadix about 4–6 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, enclosed in a white spathe. The fruit is a cluster of red berries, each berry containing several seeds. [5] [6]