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The dramatic curves of calla lily pedals perfectly framing a tiny dew drop on a wet spring afternoon in Big Sur.
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A freshly picked bouquet of Calla Lilies. I watched a woman in a garden near a park in Bogata pick this bouquet and carry them over her shoulder to her house. So beautiful.
Calla Lily -
Calla, Calla Lily
by C. Colston Burrell
The great, white, waxy flowers of calla, also called calla lily,
so often seen at florists are nearly weeds in their native South Africa.
They're actually perennials in Zones 8, 9, and 10, but since they are not tolerant of frost,
they are grown as annuals in other parts of the United States. Gardeners throughout the country
can enjoy their lush, green leaves and bright flowers in summer by planting the tuber each spring.
Calla, also called Calla Lily, bloom as white to green annual flowers, yellow to orange annual flowers, and pink to fuchsia annual flowers.
Description of calla lily: Glistening, white flowers grow to 2 feet above the arrowhead-shaped leaves that arise from the rhizome planted below ground. By summer's end, a large clump of leaves displays a more or less continuous succession of flowers.
Growing calla lily: For maximum enjoyment, start rhizomes indoors 8 weeks prior to warm weather. Plant the large tubers in a soil mix high in peat or other organic matter and grow at 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep uniformly moist and fertilize weekly with a water-soluble fertilizer. Plant outside in a rich soil high in organic matter that retains moisture. Incorporate a slow-release fertilizer before planting. Grow in full sun for maximum growth. In the fall, lift before frost, drying off foliage and rhizomes. Store in a frost-free place until spring.
Propagating calla lily: Buy rhizomes at garden centers in the spring. Check to make sure they are firm and moist.
Uses for calla lily: Plant callas anywhere you want to achieve a tropical look. They also make dramatic container plants and superb cut flowers.
Calla lily related species: Z. rehmannii is the pink calla, although it shows much variation in spathe color from wine-red to nearly white. It is smaller, growing to 18 inches. Z. elliotiana is a species with white, spotted foliage, and a golden-yellow spathe. The California series of dwarf callas comes in a full range of colors.
Calla lily related varieties: Green Goddess is green with a white throat. White Giant reaches 6 feet and has white flowers and speckled foliage.
Scientific name of calla lily: Zantesdeschia aethiopica
Calla lilies are said to come from the ancient god Hera, the wife of Zeus. In the story, Zeus brought Hercules to nurse from his wife while she was sleeping. He wanted his son to have the strength of the gods. Hera awoke and pushed the baby away from her. Drops of milk flew across the sky creating the milky way and everywhere they landed on earth, calla lilies bloomed.
Calla lilies are said to come from the ancient god Hera, the wife of Zeus. In the story, Zeus brought Hercules to nurse from his wife while she was sleeping. He wanted his son to have the strength of the gods. Hera awoke and pushed the baby away from her. Drops of milk flew across the sky creating the milky way and everywhere they landed on earth, calla lilies bloomed.
DA VEDERE IN LARGE
La Calla è una pianta bulbosa perenne con fioritura da aprile ad ottobre, si presenta con fusti eretti e alti che sostengono spadici gialli e foglie lisce. Ogni spadice è fasciato da una spata, una foglia che avvolta a forma di imbuto, di color bianco.
Specie e varietÃ
La Zantedeschia Aethiopica è la tradizionale calla di colore bianco, la Green Goddess con spata bianco crema e verde, la Zantedeschia Elliottiana dai fiori gialli e foglie larghe, Zantedeschia Rehamannii dal fiore rosa che con la fioritura diventa porpora.
Cure e manutenzione
La calla va sistemata in un ambiente fresco durante il periodo i fioritura. Fiorisce dall’inizio della primavera, successivamente va in riposo e tutte le foglie muoiono. Nei mesi estivi collocarla in un posto asciutto e al sole. Innaffiare e concimare ogni settimana, la moltiplicazione dalle calla avviene per divisione della pianta.
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Haha!! I forgot to carry my memory card this eve but a kind photographer, Bernardo lent his memory card for these shots. Thankful to all the amazing souls out there who help each other. For the shot, I focus stacked 7 layers of HDR images (3 exposures) so making it a 21 image blend. Still some parts are out of focus but that’s okay, will make a sharper image next time.
I bring two cameras and two lenses
For saving shooting times I don't need change lens
One for macro one for any subjects
after three weeks 'holiday', my creative imagination is back 100%, haha.
What I see here is a pair of feet shod in a pair of Moroccan Ali Baba Babouche, LOL.
They just tried them on and can't stop dancing now!
Zantedeschia, usually erroneously called Calla or Arum lilies (only when white), they are not a true lily.
It is named after Italian botanist Francesco Zantedeschi.
The Zantedeschia species are very poisonous, capable of killing livestock and children.
All parts of the plant are toxic, and produce irritation and swelling of the mouth and throat, acute vomiting and diarrhoea.
All species are endemic to southern Africa.
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La calla (zantedeschia aethiopica) è una pianta perenne rizomatosa; ha origini in Africa centrale e meridionale, anche se da tantissimo tempo è ormai naturalizzata nell'area del mediterraneo. A partire dalla primavera costituisce grossi cespi di foglie triangolari, appuntite, portate da lunghissimi piccioli; sulla pagina fogliare possiamo notare la presenza di piccole puntinature bianche. In estate ed autunno tra le foglie si formano le caratteristiche infiorescenze, costituite da un sottile fusto carnoso, cilindrico, che porta una larga spata bianca, che sottende uno spadice, anch'esso bianco, o giallo, su cui sbocciano i piccoli fiori.
I rizomi tuberosi di calla sono abbastanza grandi, e da ognuno ogni anno spuntano numerosi fiori; nelle zone con estati decisamente molto calde può capitare che la fioritura avvenga all'inizio dell'autunno.
Oltre alle calle bianche in giardino ed in appartamento possiamo trovare da tempo anche calle di colori vari; questi ibridi in genere sono un pochino meno rustici, e tendono in generale ad essere più delicati e meno fioriferi.
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