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26 GARDEN DESIGN APRIL 09
A CAPTAIN AMIGO®
Yellows are big, but punch it up by tossing a hint of apricot
into that sunny shade, and you've got something truly seductive.
Plus, Captain Amigo® presents its blossoms proudly
above the broad, speckled, lance-shaped leaves, infinitely
expanding its pot-worthiness — and that's the direction
in which callas are headed. Not just cuts anymore, they're
moving outdoors.
MOZART®
Since beauty is an individual perception, it's understandable
that each calla breeder has his own Everest. And the
mixed messages of bicolor spathes are the trait responsible
for sending a thrill through the hybridizers at Sande
B.V. of the Netherlands. In Mozart®, not only does a black
eye accent the depths of the salmon-pink spathes, but
the cloak-and-dagger package includes a graceful, wavy
sheath like a sail billowing in the breezes, culminating in a
long, green flourish at the tip.
CAPTAIN SAFARI®
With 'Treasure' as the benchmark, hybridizers continue to
strive for finer oranges, Captain Safari" being the latest contender
for the throne. What makes it fab, according to its
creator — Kapiteyn in the Netherlands — is the perfectly
spiraling round spathe shape and its high production count
of riveting flowers on long, strong stems. A buxom beauty,
it was developed for cut flowers or large urns. And mutability
is one of its charms — during a blossoms' lifespan, the
spathe turns from raging gold to apricot to parrot green.
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