the flower wall

the flower wall

The really wicked cool white flower lined up on the wall at Servimont
centrifuge
on Mar 23, 2009 9:08 pm
Image Type(s): Scenery
Image ID: 500517

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nartreb

nartreb - Mar 24, 2009 12:52 pm - Hasn't voted

not an iris

Definitely in the arum family (Aracae), I'll guess genus Zantedeschia. Looks like Z. Aethiopica. (Sometimes called "calla lily", but not related to lilies either.) It's a South African plant grown in gardens worldwide.

centrifuge

centrifuge - Mar 25, 2009 11:40 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: not an iris

hmmm.... i'm not good at the flower thing... should i call it a calla lily then?

nartreb

nartreb - Mar 26, 2009 3:50 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: not an iris

Yes, I'm pretty confident it's Z. Aethiopica, whose most-recognized common name is "calla lily" ("arum lily" would come in second). It's an unfortunate name since, as I said, it has nothing to do with lilies, and it's not, strictly speaking, an arum or a calla (though related). Personally I'd call it Z. Aethiopica, but then I rather enjoy seeing people try to pronounce greco-roman names.

Senad Rizvanovic

Senad Rizvanovic - Sep 23, 2010 11:06 pm - Voted 10/10

nice

Nice picture Trevor!

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