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Title: Searching for Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'
Post by: johnw on March 16, 2013, 07:22:43 PM

Does anyone know of a North American source for Hercules?

johnw

Title: Re: Searching for Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'
Post by: arilnut on March 16, 2013, 10:21:43 PM

HI John, there is this one.  http://www.kartuz.com/p/80012/Zantedeschia+aethiopica+Hercules+-+Solid+Green+Leaf.html (http://www.kartuz.com/p/80012/Zantedeschia+aethiopica+Hercules+-+Solid+Green+Leaf.html)

Also Plant Delights has it.

John B

Title: Re: Searching for Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'
Post by: johnw on March 17, 2013, 12:40:39 AM

Thanks John.  Funny that link mentions getting it at Western Hills 25 years ago.  In fact I was at Western Hills  - superb nursery by the way - 25 years ago last month.  Guess we are slightly behind the times out here.

johnw

Title: Re: Searching for Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'
Post by: jshields on March 19, 2013, 12:12:10 AM

I have a clump growing in a 7-gal pot that is not happy.  It blooms but is stunted, in the greenhosue right now and outdoors in the lath house in summer.  Good luck!

Jim

Title: Re: Searching for Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'
Post by: Robert G on March 19, 2013, 01:41:39 PM

Hi John,

A few years back www.tropic.ca (http://www.tropic.ca) carried it. It looks like they have shifted their focus a bit. They might still have a couple around though just not on catalogue. I have never ordered anything from them and don't know anyone who has.

Robert

Title: Re: Searching for Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'
Post by: Chuck on March 28, 2013, 09:52:30 AM

It is propagated in Strybing Arboretum in San Francisco. You can tell it apart form the others by the large size and the  spots on the leaves.

Title: Re: Searching for Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'
Post by: johnw on March 28, 2013, 11:43:03 AM

Thanks all.  Robert - I have ordered from Tropic to Tropics before.  Ray, the owner, has a very interesting collection and the nursery is well worth a visit.  I remember a form of Liriodendron chinensis that he had, the leaves were so big for scale we photographed it on a friend's shoulders & back which it covered completely. 

johnw