Jane McGary quoted me as saying “>I've had problems with Z. aethiopica too, but I think the root of that >is that this species is a winter grower which only very reluctantly >changes seasons.” And then commented “This is news to me.” All of my early trials of Zantedeschia aethiopica were of mail order material back in the 1960s. At that time, this plant was regularly offered for winter growing in the greenhouse. Such plants arrived ready to go. I’m pretty sure I remember seeing it in local garden centers too in the autumn, not in the spring when the other callas were offered. Planted in the garden in the autumn, such plants surged into growth, only to be cut severely by subsequent cold. I’ve also tried to grow this plant in a submerged pot. In my experience such plants made indifferent growth during the summer and rotted during the winter. Even now – mild as recent winters have been - I don’t see them in local gardens. But the hybrid Zantedeschia do turn up in local gardens occasionally. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/