Black Calla Lily (Arum palaestinum)

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Kelli L.A. (Canoga Park), CA(Zone 10a) Mar 25, 2003

Common name: Black Calla Lily
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arum
Species palaestinum

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/53698/

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haighr Laurel, DE(Zone 7a) Mar 25, 2003

Those are gorgeous. I have seen them in catalogs and always thought about getting some but haven't. I will now!

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rutholive Tonasket, WA(Zone 5a) Mar 26, 2003

Kelli, what an absolutely lovely photo and the oval shape just sets the bloom off. I have never grown that Black Calla, the callas that I have are the ordinary, common ?? kind. I must put them in a flat of potting mix tomorrow so they will start to grow. Great picture. Donna

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Kelli L.A. (Canoga Park), CA(Zone 10a) Mar 26, 2003

Thank you.

The common name might be black calla, but it isn't a true calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica). The two bloom at the same time, though, at least at my house. The white callas will not go dormant if the weather does not get too hot, but the Arum palaestinum will go dormant in the summer regardless. This is under southern California conditions, where summer is the challenging season, not winter. How they behave in other climates, I do not know.

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Sporeflower Santa Cruz, CA Jul 14, 2003

The scientific name is Arum palaestinum. I recently dug up a tuber (thinking it would be small but turned out to be bigger than a softball). I have quite a lot of seeds as well, if anyone wants some feel free to email me and ill see what i can do. My email is mudwasp_@hotmail.com

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Monocromatico Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(Zone 11) Jul 15, 2003

hmmm... black and white Callas planted in the same place... what a great idea!

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