My big Zantedeschia 'White Giant' is flowering!

[Chad]

Nick is the only source in The RHS Plant Finder.

As Simon says, this is still rare and is unlikely to ever be in a supermarket.

The similar 'Hercules' isn't listed by anyone yet!

Chad.

[Dave Brown]

Nice one Gareth and proving to be as hardy as the standard one.

The coloured ones Sainsbury's sell are the small varieties, and I'm not sure about their hardiness.

[The Codfather]

My 3 "Hercules" apper to be taking a nose dive in there pots over the last week.......leaves are going yellow and dying. Hence why I did not take anyone up on there offer .

[Dave Brown]

My 3 "Hercules" apper to be taking a nose dive in there pots over the last week.......leaves are going yellow and dying. Hence why I did not take anyone up on there offer .

That's a shame Martin are they outside? if so, it may be the lack of summer and them being quite small.

[The Codfather]

Yeh, they are in a pot. i have poped them into my mini green house.......I aint sure if they are meant to loose there leave at winter ?

[pdid]

Yeh, they are in a pot. i have poped them into my mini green house.......I aint sure if they are meant to loose there leave at winter ?

The leaves will die off over winter and new ones produced from the rhizome in spring. I usually bring my Black one into the garage with no light over winter.

[The Codfather]

so hopefully they are fine then...... I thought so but I would not of expected the leaves to turn yet Also, they were 1st year tubers so fairls small.....next year (if they are alive) I will be able to plant them out.

[kata]

Just normal sized Calas from both Si,

They were very tall though if tall is what your after, from Homebase anyway.

I am just waiting on a part being delivered to get my stuff off the old machine, all my Images are on there or I could have shown you how tall the yellows were.

[Mo]

Hoping to get to Pan Global Plants next week, so will have a look for that one. Love the brugmansia too. I grew a couple from seed this year (Datura arborea) and they're just beginning to flower, so I'm quite pleased with that. I'll try and over-winter one in the porch, so I'll be further ahead next year hopefully!

[kata]

Love the brugmansia

Yea Mo, I like those too.

[Gareth]

I got it from Pan Global in Gloucestershire in May 2009 as a small plant and it has been planted in the ground on the north side of the fence since August 2009. It seems to grow quickest when the weather is warm/mild and damp, but not hot. During this August it was putting a new leaf out each week.

Codfather - I had mine in a pot for the first few months of 2009 while I did my garden and found it hardly did anything. I think it was because I couldn't keep up with the feeding and watering it needs - I believe some people plant them as a marginal plants which gives you an idea of how much water they need.

I've seen Hercules listed on ebay a few times recently, which looks the same, but I don't know whether it's the same plant??

Gareth

[Chad]

If they do much better planted out I need to liberate mine!

Chad.

[huporhaha]

This is my Hercules - it was a tiny wee thing in the spring.........

[kata]

Nothing wrong with that huporhaha,

Nice one indeed!

[Dave Brown]

This is my Hercules - it was a tiny wee thing in the spring.........

It shows it can grow in cooler areas then