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Plants beginning with 'Z'

Zantedeschia -- Calla Lily -- Like many plants that are called lilies, Calla Lilies are not. They are Arums or Aroids, members of the family Araceae, which also includes Arisaema, Caladium, Pothos, Dieffenbachia, and Philodendron, among others. Calla Lilies aren't Callas, either, although they are related to that genus. That's a common name for you, containing no useful information and a lot of misinformation, good for talking about plants only if you are absolutely certain you're talking about the same plant as the other guy.

When Scarlett O'Hara said "The Calla Lilies are in bloom a-gain", she was almost certainly referring to Zantedeschia aethiopica, the most commonly seen species, with large white flowers. I guess that's another good use for common names. "The Zantedeschia aethiopicas are in bloom again" probably wouldn't have been as memorable. What we call the flower on aroids consists of a modified leaf or bract called a spathe. This spathe surrounds an upright spike called a spadix, that is embedded with the actual flowers, which are quite tiny. The spathe is the large, colorful part.
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Green Goddess' is even larger than the species, easily reaching 5' and possibly 7' in favorable conditions. It is a very imposing plant, with leaves 16" long and half as wide. The flowers (spathes) have white centers and green edges, and can be 8" across. A lover of moist shade, this plant can also be grown as a marginal aquatic, either on a boggy bank or in pots set into a pond. The same is true of its cousin, the white Calla Lily. Zone 8, with a mulch recommended.

4"
pot $5.00 Limit 3
 

Zephyranthes candida -- Rain Lily -- Spreading South American bulb whose leaves look like plump chives until a summer rain brings forth an abundance of relatively large white flowers. Best appreciated in a patch, which the plant forms readily. Will grow in moist ground, in light shade under deciduous trees, through a groundcover, or, at just 6-8" tall, in a rock garden. Zones 7-10.

4" pot $4.00 Limit 6
Zeugites americana var. mexicana -- A grass that fooled us for a long time into thinking it was a bamboo. Reaches a maximum of 2' on very thin, weeping or trailing culms. Leaves are small, perhaps 1/2", and some have white stripes. Does well around water. Zones 9-10, house or greenhouse.
4" pot $4.00 Limit 3

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