Beautiful, long lasting florists flowers, here in Albany in WA, any wet spot and they grow magnificently. Already declared a weed, although they are everywhere, it is not legal to get plants from the Eastern States. Angela Albany Western Australia (a florist who would like more plant!s) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacinda and Barry" <barryandjac@bigpond.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Zantedeschia > Hi Steve, > > In Western Australia, near wetlands (and in them) Z. aethiopica grows. In > Winter time it can be found growing in the water. I remember trying to pick > some growing in a Winter creek and they must have been at least half a metre > down in depth amongst the reeds. It also grows in my Dad's garden but is > small and compact there as his soil is mainly sand with some compost. > > In our local wetlands on the Canning River, where the base of the stems > protrude from the ground to the top of the water would be approx.30cm to 3/4 > metre in depth. > > Not sure if this helps. It's a shame it's a weed as the flowers are lovely > and many florists are still known to put on their gumboots and trudge > through the weeds to get to the flowers! > > Regards > > Jacinda > Wilson, WA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >