Bulbs: Double Calla., 0 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
Chiltern's were offering the speckled form of Z aethiopica, next year perhaps I will try more, I am drowned in seed that needs sowing!

The 'p' species Chilterns have Z pentlandii, golden arum. I got Z jucunda this year, just sown the seed. They also have Z rehmanii dark pink, maroon and dark red forms. rehmanii is not supposed to be so hardy, but who knows, if you grow them yourself they are healthier. The commercial growers obviously grow in artificial mediums, that will produce a bulb not not a long lived one. i think that is why many of them die after their first year, and if you are lucky it will make offsets.

I liked the looks of Picasso, but not availabe here, we have very few. The leaves on my Gem Lavender do look right, yours Robert does look like Strawberry Parfait. Crystal Blush is doing well! I got one from the supermarket this year (no flowers yet), they are fairly cheap from there, new varieties were £2.29 and older ones £1.35. I also got Black Forest which is slower but growing.

Z Pink Mist is pink flushed at throat, mine is a division and true to the pic. The leaves behind were that colour when young of Canna Black Knight, they started growing late Feb in a short 'mild' spell (3 days?), and the return of winter has done the eyes in but I may have a couple that may shoot eventually. I have it in PF, and comments on its growth. Mine is rushing away now, huge lush leaves. When I get more seed, or the seeds have grown (I covered them where they sit in the pot, tiny roots making) I am happy to part with some, they make lots.