Zantedeschia named Picasso #7 is a painting by J McCombie which was uploaded on February 12th, 2012.
Zantedeschia named Picasso #7
Picasso is a zantedeschia mini dwarf hybrid. Bi-color calla lily with an unusual color combination in both blooms and foliage. The blooms sport the... more
by J McCombie
Title
Zantedeschia named Picasso #7
Artist
J McCombie
Medium
Painting - Photographic
Description
Picasso is a zantedeschia mini dwarf hybrid. Bi-color calla lily with an unusual color combination in both blooms and foliage. The blooms sport the same deep purple as the Schwarzwalder, but with a cream edge. The foliage is more distinct against other hybrids being only lightly spotted and the marks are more like streaks. This calla lily is certainly a work of art.
The Calla Lily is a truly unique and elegant flower. Their shape is like no other and are available in a huge range of colours & stem lengths. Calla lilies are grown from bulbous roots called tubers and are known under a variety of different names such as Pig Lilies, Calla Lilies, Arum Lilies, Trumpet Lilies and Zantedeschia. The calla lily is not a lily at all, and although it is related to the calla genus, it is not really a calla either. Calla lily is actually the common name for the zantedeschia genus which once was a part of what today is known as the calla genus. The calla genus was separated into several smaller genuses since (through advanced tests) it became apparent that they were not as closely related as biologists first thought. They all still share the same family though, the Araceae family.
The calla lilies are a beautiful genus of flowers that have been enjoyed by humans for centuries. The calla lily grows from a type of bulb called a rhizome and produces very large green leaves, typically covered with lighter-coloured spots. The flower blooms from the top of a rather thick stem and sort of resembles trumpet shaped rolled paper, having a texture ranging from rather fleshy to wet autumn leaves. A grouping of calla lilies is a wonderful addition to any garden, since they are relatively easy to grow and are an absolute favourite as a cut flower inside the house.
The calla lily, or zantedeschia, is a genus of twenty-eight different species all native to the southern parts of Africa with a tropical climate, from South Africa up to Africa aligned with the northern point of Madagascar. The genus calla was originally named by the famous Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus but as it became apparent that the genus needed to be split up, the German botanist Karl Koch named the new genus after his fellow botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi from Italy. It became a major hit in Europe and is still very popular, especially as a wedding flower, although it has been known to appear at funerals as well.
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February 12th, 2012
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