Who has some Calla lilies to show us?

OK wallaby, I'll post these now. I couldn't wait any longer anyway!

Here's the first of "Picasso".

Picasso, a day or 2 later.

First of "Purple Haze".

A day later.

Look at the inner ruffle that is just showing.

Princessyfs, give it a few days, it might darken up. It is new and you should find once it's growth pattern settles it will be more impressive. The different nutrients it will get from the different growing medium, if you use an organic compost and soil incorporated, can also have an effect on colour.

It has a nice form, and has anyone noticed the way the spathe shape mimicks a part of the leaf, or vice versa? Look at the shape of Z albomaculata and the leaf, also Cameo has those rounded lines at the base of the leaf as well as the spathe. The leaf width also seems to match the spathe width, i.e broader leaves and wider, more round spathes.


raydio, you have given me palpitations! What I meant to say was, your pictures of your callas have given me palpitations!

Picasso has been at it with his artist's brush, that green edge, those little wobbles, oh you are so lucky!

To top it off, you have an equally exciting Purple Haze, my eyes are hazing over, and that tantalising frilly ruffle! Notice how that leaf on the left of the spathe in the second pic. mimicks the swirling tube edge? The leaf and spathe tips are simultaneously reaching for the skies in harmony. Plants do have a love life! Can you see how comfortable and intimate with each other they are? I think I'm going potty!

Grab some ice, Wallaby.

That is what I call my indicator for what plant I buy next.

Fran, all of those ones you named are all fairly weakly colored in general. Sun will maximize the color, but the "gem" series are rather pastel.

Robert, did you get "Purple Haze" from B&B?
K

Meet Picasso. I bought 3 bulbs from Easy to Grow Bulbs. They all struggled for a while, until two have actually disappeared. But the 3rd plant surprised me with a gorgeous flower.

It looks robust voss, that one should stay around for you!

I can see that green edge again can't I? Gorgeous yes, it is one of the MOST desirable!

thanks.

Say 'Aaaah' and stick your tongue out......the ice caused me to have a red throat......

Whaddya reckon, it has got more of a flush....

That one is really lovely Janet.

Hi Vi, it is a goodun, I took a full pic but it's a little overexposed in the sun. The close-ups in the day I can shade with my body, perhaps I should do a full shot at night.

The second spathe has opened, its almost a green cream yellow.

Ahhhhh.
Unbeleivable. Perfect. Mmm.

'Picasso' back

side

Can't get enough of this stupid thing.

Underleaf.
(Good to see yours peform for you, Voss. How is that 'Green Godess?'

howdy kenton. Mine bloomed from Jan until May. They're looking pretty ratty right now. The Hercules has completely disappeared. It was planted in part sun and close to water source, don't understand what might have happened. Maybe it will come back when it gets a bit cooler. In contrast, the Giant, which is supposed to be equally big flowered but with specked leaves is doing great in hot afternoon sun (though is is protected by taller plants planted all around it).

Love the red edge K. Your Picasso doesn't have the green edge at the bottom edge, nor the tight wrap. Nice green tip though, and a beautiful colour. I can see another spathe, how many has it?

I have a spathe coming on what I believe to be Majestic Red, it will be interesting to see if it looks the same as last year. Mr. Martin has lots of leaves and no spathes.

voss, do you have a pic of yuor Giant?

Oh, just remembered, I have one germinated Z. jucunda today!

wallaby1~

Your Cameo series is just breathtaking! Especially that look deep inside the throat! GASP! Makes me hungry for a nice ripe peach!

Love the little bug here: http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=2478202

Vossner and Wallaby~
What you were saying about the echo of motions between the blossom and flower, wallaby, really shows in this shot especially in the leaf just above the bloom:
http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=2478202

Kenton~

Love that underside shot! I am smitten with that dark edge on the leaf!

I got both Picasso and Purple haze from B&B.
Have you noticed the difference in the Sande version of Purple Haze?
Their photo:

Wallaby, I can take a pic of the leaves, but I don't expect any flowers this year, as I just got it this spring. It is a very young plant, but has grown a lot since I got it.

Great set of pix available as a zip file: (scroll to last of calla pix)

http://www.sandegroup.nl/gallerycontent.html

Doesn't include everything on the page, though.

Wish my local garden shop carried Sande callas.....

Robert.

I adore Mozart!!!!!
OK who's going to Holland that can bring us some???????

Wallaby- It has had three spathes. Two old, one new now.

Actually, it was sold as 'Purple Haze,' which, when I have growin it (ooooo-lah-lah) looks just like the Sande Picture. So, with seeing Robert's, I'm pretty sure B&B mixed it up with Picasso this year. I have always gotten prompt E-mails back from them, but not about that. 'P Haze' has a much thicker, rounder, fleshier flower and more heart-shaped leaves.
So, Robert, any flowers from the sold-as 'Picasso' yet? Are the leaves the same?

One of these days I'll retry aethiopicas, just to see one of the giant-giants, the freaks with spotted leaves.

I still want Ascari...
K

Kenton~

I posted the Picasso and Purple Haze pics here on July 9th. Up there ��.

So you're saying that my "PH" is really Picasso? Thought they looked a LOT alike colorwise though the purple "PH" seemed to go further into the lip, so I thought it was ok.

More callas to drool over:
http://www.cnb.nl/zantedeschia/english/catalogue/start.htm

Robert.

Vossner~

Give me an air ticket, your order and expenses and I'll go!!!!!!!

Robert.

Oh, jeez. duh.
I am dumbfounded! When I had 'PH' last year, it had very plum-purple flwoers wih a definately gold edge. The leaves ware broad and dark-based. I've got an old photo somewhere...
But you are very right- the color does go further up on those others. (Boith yours and Voss's Picassos are with a smaller purple patch.)
Heavens I don't know anything for sure!

Is it just me, or are Zantedeschia more prone to misnaming and confusion? Lilies are pretty bad, but this.... this is madness.

I salvaged this bulb, but mixed it up with others. I think I know which one it is, and it doesn't look like it will bloom this year.
Last year, pre-digicam: a new bloom over a old one (like a month old):

The leaves on my Ph and Picasso are the same, though there is some variation of forms on both.

I've always felt that the bulb companies that serve our local shops and sending us bulbs form the "uncertain" or "iffy" or "questionable" stock they have as, even though the city is or was the 10th largest in NC, it's still just a "small town" as far as quantities go, so they weren't on top of quality control. I could be very wrong and if I am, then the state of the bulb industry re: retail shops ids pathetically messy and dissapointing, this year anyway, for me personally. I do know that many mixups happen on a local level (I know from experience: I used to work at this shop) so I don't necessarily blame the bulb company for all the mix-ups: so many hands, all of us just human and all, and so forth.

And the distributor (local shop or netshop like B&B) gets the flak for the mixup regardless. One only hopes that the seller will do right by the buyer. Problem is: what can I do this year about the 3 out of four mis-identified bulbs purchased locally, when by the time it blooms and ID is confirmed, the bulbs are long gone?

I'll be visiting my local shop and sharing my story and I'll see what they say, do.

I feel that the possible (?) mixup with my Picasso and PH are not the fault of B&B but originate with their bulb provider.

Robert.

Usually, B&B sends postcards to folks who ordered something that B&B feels was mixed up, then they offer to do something about it. There is still time for that. I never know what to do with ID-uncertain bulbs. Make my own tag that breifly says: "Bulb bought from such-company as such-name at such year, looked like such-else..." ?
I once thought "perhaps the sun bleached the color." Then I thought "the last flower that opened during a no-sun overcast week looks just like those that opened in the no-cloud weeks...
If ever I bring up mis-identity at local nurseries, they look at me with a clear look of "What young twerp? Your making a fuss about this little thing? What a waste of our time. A flower bulb is a flower bulb. I don't want to be bothered with refunding you, isnt' it pretty anyway? and I certainly don't want to bother to make some note for next spring when we have those bulbs again, since I know in my heart that those, too, will be mixed up..."
I'm psychic, you see.

Gah!

It's tough being a collector, eh Robert, Wallaby, and all?
K

You have all been busy while the cat sleeps!

Voss, yes please I would love to see a pic of the leaves.

Kenton, your old pic of PH looks like sandes Ascari

http://www.sandegroup.nl/zantcontent.html

Robert, thanks for the links, I had found them before but try finding them again! The cnb one has a page of new intros of other plants, it has the most realiable pics, leaves a bit dull but spathe colours goodish.

I got my cameo from one of the catalogues, not sure which, it has proven to be a good one.

I think the leaves below the bloom in that pic echo the curves of the base of the spathe too. I had a better pic of the bug, but the spathe was over-exposed.

here is Monsieur Capsid Bug

The centre of the new Cameo spathe, a greenish tinge and I think the throat has a larger blotch.

It also looks a little creased from pushing up through the stem, I have some Musa sikkimensis leaves very creased and pleated form gettting bigger leaves than the stem can accommodate.

My work colleague Tina bought me a packet with a bulb of Mozart for my birthday back in March. I planted it and pretty much forgot about it. Even several weeks ago when the shoots emerged I couldn't quite remember what it was. Then I saw the spots on the leaves. I took it into the office and look what welcomed me back after the weekend!

Beautiful pic kniphofia! Love that green stripe from the tip. Your work colleague did you a favour, this is the beginning! The spathe and leaf certainly are harmonious..

Take a look at the cnb.nl site above, it has a pic, it should turn a nice apricot colour.

This lovely pink came from the bag I thought were going to be 'Flame'. It started out much paler and the color has deepened beautifully.

This is how the one I suspect is 'Sangria' has developed.

Top view. I love this one, whatever it is.

kniphofia~

Love that picture. Looks like the leaf and blossom are dancing.

Awwww......


Here's the "supposed-to-be-Purple Haze" today. Showing all that inner goodness......

Picasso.

6 inch pot of albomaculata babies.

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