Question about Naked Ladies
Bracey Tiede (Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:49:04 PST)

Funny you mention Calla. Bob Raabe, UC Berkeley plant pathology whiz,
lectures the UCCE Master Gardeners on plant diseases. He always points out
the fallacy of the 'calla lily' name. Many of our MGs are Latin-phobic too.

Cheers,
Bracey

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On Behalf Of J.E. Shields
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:31 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] Question about Naked Ladies

Thanks you, Bracey.

I just looked out my window into my greenhouse, and there was another fine
example of a common name: a "Calla Lily" is in bloom. That is, a
Zantedeschia hybrid, looking mostly like Z. aethiopica, is in bloom at this
odd time of year. It is neither a Calla nor a Lily. Calla is a genus
including the rare Calla palustris, an endangered species from Tamarack
bogs in Northern Indiana. Zantedeschia, like C. palustris, is in the Arum
Family, but Zantedeschia is native to Southern Africa.

Jim Shields

At 12:09 PM 12/20/2007 -0800, you wrote:

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