Zantedeschia article

[George R. Stilwell, Jr.]

At 07:08 PM 11/13/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I just received that back issue of Veld & Flora with the article on
>Zantedeschia.  The reference is:
>
>Y. Singh, A.E. van Wyk, and H. Baijnath, "Know Your Arums", Veld & Flora
>vol. 81 (2), pp. 54-55 (June, 1995).

Jim,

You may be interested in the following update by Singh, et al.

Singh, Y., Van Wyk, A.E. & Baijnath, H. 1996. Taxonomic notes on the genus
Zantedeschia Spreng. (Araceae) in southern Africa. S. Af. J. Bot. 62(6):
321-324.

They break out Z. valida as a separate species.

By far the most comprehensive work is:

Letty, C. 1973. The genus Zantedeschia. Bothalia 11: 5-26

although it's not as pretty or condensed as the one you have.

>Species odorata seems to be a lot like aethiopica, except that odorata has
>a Freesia-like scent and deciduous foliage

Now there's a new hybrid Z. aethiopica x Z. odorata named Z. x 'Hoky Pokey'
that will be available in the UK next year. Problem is the grower won't
export to the US.

>Is it hard to get rehmannii to bloom incultivation?  How about pentlandii?

No on both accounts. My Z. rehmannii have been blooming every year
for nearly 20 years and the Z. pentlandii for several years. All are
in beds outdoors. Of course this is zone 7a.

I've tried with no success to get either seeds or plants of Z. odorata,
Z. juncunda, and Z. valida from Africa and elsewhere. If you find a source,
please tell me.

Ray