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From: Tony Avent tony at plantdel.com> on 2000.11.07 at 15:42:17(5638)
Dear Aroiders:
Has anyone heard of a Zantedeschia aethiopica var. minor or cv. 'Minor'.
We picked up this genetic dwarf in California, but am having no luck in
tracking down the origin of this name. Any ideas?
Tony Avent
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From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." grsjr at juno.com> on 2000.11.07 at 20:08:49(5648)
Tony,
I have both of Singh's papers and Letty's Paper. I don't remember seeing
a reference to
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Zantedeschia aethiopica var. minor or cv. 'Minor', but I wasn't really
looking for it.
It'll take a while, but I could look again. Z. have so many cultivar
names I can't keep up with them.
I've tried to keep a list of every one I come across. 'Minor' is not in
the list.
Do you have the papers listed below?
Ray
GRSJr@Juno.com
Letty, . 1973. The genus Zantedeschia. Bothalia 11: 5-26.
Singh, Y., Van Wyk, A.E. & Baijnath, H. 1996. Taxonomic notes on the
genus Zantedeschia Spreng. (Araceae) in southern Africa. S. Af. J. Bot.
62(6): 321-324.
Singh, Y., Van Wyk, A.E. & Baijnath, H. 1995. Know your arums: a
comprehensive guide to the genus Zantedeschia. Veld Flora 81: 54-55.
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From: Tony Avent tony at plantdel.com> on 2000.11.08 at 15:55:57(5656)
Ray:
I have not seen Singh's or Letty's papers. Petra referred me to Exotica,
which uses the name Zanthedeschia aethiopica minor in synonomy with Z.
'Little Gem'. This is great start...now if I could only find the origin of
the plant, and if Z. a. minor is a valid variety or subspecies.
Tony Avent
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Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, NC 27603 USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
email tony@plantdel.com
website http://www.plantdel.com
phone 919 772-4794
fax 919 662-0370
"I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least
three times" - Avent
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From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." grsjr at juno.com> on 2000.11.09 at 15:23:41(5657)
Tony,
Letty does a complete revision of the genus. Many old names are referred
to all the way
back to pre-linnaean names. She says," Zantedeschia aethiopica var. minor
Engl. in
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Pflanzenr. 4, 23 Dc: 63 (1915). Type based on Gard. Chron. 27: 755, fig.
153 (1890) of
Z. aethiopica "Little Gem" -- var. umganiensis Leicht. & Engl. in
Pflanzenr. 4, 23 Dc: 64 (1915).
Type: Natal, Howick Falls, 1899, Nelson.
However, it is never mentioned again even in the Natal section under
aethiopica. She does say that
hybrids of aethiopica are seldom if ever found in the wild because of the
geographic separation from
other species. The variety is not included in her Key.
But the genus was revised again by Singh and later he added a new
species. Itt's the latest revision.
Z. aethiopica is not mentioned in the second paper where he deals with
the Z. albomaculata complex
leading to the recognition of Z. valida as a species.
The earlier Singh paper is a graphic Key and guide to the species
complete with leaf shape
silhouettes and color photos of the plants. No mention is made of vars.
He does offer these references:
The Letty which I mentioned before.
Muller, T. 1993. New Zealand callas grown for the worlds great floral
artists: statistics update.
Calla News 9, 37-38.
Perry, P.L. 1989. A new species of Zantedeschia from the western Cape.
S.A.J.of Bot. 55 (4), 447-51.
L.H. Bailey, in the Cyclopedia, says: Z. aethiopica var. minor, Eng.
(Richardia nana compacta)
'Little Gem' (fig. 4031) Like the type, but only 1--16 inches high;
spathes 3-4 in. long.
Var. devoniensis. (R. devoniensis), Dwarf; freer bloomer than 'Little
Gem' and more fragrant.
There are a number of hort names that are latin - and he names a few.
There's also Z. aethiopica 'Childsiana' which is described in Hortus III
as dwarf and very floriferous.
It's available from Oregon Bulbs. But they were out of them when we
ordered last spring.
Not much help, but a bit here and there.
Ray
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From: Tony Avent tony at plantdel.com> on 2000.11.10 at 04:34:47(5660)
Ray:
This helps quite a bit. I am curious why more of the Zantedeschia
aethiopica cultivars are not still being grown, other than the common Z.
'Green Goddess' Z. 'Childsiana', and the new Z 'Marshmallow'. Recently, I
had the opportunity to look through some of Luther Burbank's old books, and
there were color photos of three variegated leaf cultivars of Zantedeschia
aethiopica that he was growing. So where are these plants now?
Tony Avent
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Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, NC 27603 USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
email tony@plantdel.com
website http://www.plantdel.com
phone 919 772-4794
fax 919 662-0370
"I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least
three times" - Avent
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