国花系列:CALLA (埃塞俄比亚)

Since the days of ancient Rime the Calla Lily has been treasured as a flower of celebration. First cherished as a celebration of light, then a funeral flower, in today’s world the Calla Lily has become one of the most desired flowers brides use to celebrate their wedding day. It is associated with the lily as a symbol of purity and as such, these spectacular flowers are beginning to rival the rose in popularity for bridal bouquets.

在远古的时候马蹄莲就被视为庆祝之花.现在马蹄莲已经成为结婚庆典时新年最喜欢的花之一.马蹄莲象征着纯洁，已经同玫瑰一样成为婚礼上最受欢迎的花束.

The Calla Lily, originally from the continent of Africa, is rich with history, and it is an elegant and colorful flower to enjoy on any occasion. Either as a cut flower, or in your garden, the Calla Lily’s bloom is a show-stopper, and its wide range of colors make it a special flower to enjoy.

马蹄莲起源非洲大陆，历史悠久.它的端庄以及华美适合任何场合。

The Calla Lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica, is often called the white or common arum lily. Although most often referred to as Calla “Lily,” the calla is not related to true lilies (genus Lilium) or to the lily family. The Calla is an arum and closely related to houseplants such as the philodendron, spathiphyllum, pothos, monstera, and caladium. In the wild, the Calla Lily prefers marshy areas. One of its closest relatives is the Skunk Cabbage, which also prefers a marsh environment, and is one of the most abundant and earliest-blooming northern wildflowers. Some varieties of Calla Lilies are fragrant, though thankfully, they do not share the pungent odor of the Skunk Cabbage!

马蹄莲属天南星科的多年生草本球根花卉。它有肥大的根茎，叶柄较长，叶形如倒心脏形，先端较尖；花茎高出叶片，花苞白色，苞片中心是由很多的小花所组成的肉质、柱形、黄色花序，花苞倒置如马蹄，故名马蹄莲。花苞与花序相配又如莲座，故又名观音莲、水竿及慈姑花。

Supposedly, the Calla Lily was named after Professor Giovanni Zantedeschi, 1773-1846, an Italian physician and botanist. The name aethiopica is thought to mean south of Egypt and Libya, though the word appears like it is related to Ethiopia in some manner. It is not know exactly when and how the Calla Lily was introduced to Europe, but it appeared in an illustrated account of the Royal Garden in Paris in 1664.

它另有四个园艺品种：花苞为黄色者，叶有白色透明斑点；花苞为红色者，植株较矮；花苞为淡黄色者，叶片大；花苞为黄绿色者，内侧基部为深紫色，称之为紫心黄马蹄莲。

马蹄莲的花语是永恒

马蹄莲的花语中,有一个,代表着高贵,尊贵

马蹄莲的花语是 纯洁、纯净的友爱

马蹄莲的花语是纯洁无瑕

马蹄莲: 气质高雅

马蹄莲：优雅

马蹄莲：春风得意

马蹄莲：象征永结同心

马蹄莲：象征"圣法虔诚,永结同心,吉祥如意"。

马蹄莲：象征希望,高洁

马蹄莲：象征圣洁虔诚,永结同心,吉祥如意。

学名：Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.)K. Spreng.

英名：calla

其他中文名： 百合花、慈姑花、蕃海芋、佛焰苞芋、观音莲、喇叭花、水芋、野芋

科属：天南星科 马蹄莲属

产地及分布：原产埃及、非洲南部。我国各地寒冷地区以温室栽培，暖地露地栽培。在昆明栽培花大色白，品质好。它那乳白色喇叭状大花苞，中央着生着黄色圆柱肉穗花序，给人高贵脱俗、吉祥如意之感。有较好的应用前景。

形态特征：多年生草本。株高约1米。具肥大肉质块茎。叶片箭形，先端锐尖，全缘，鲜绿色。肉穗花序，下部生雌花，上部生雄花；佛焰苞近卵形，具长尖，白色。浆果。种子倒生，卵圆形。自然花期2～4月。果熟期6～8月。

所用品种：在栽培中主要使用本种生产切花。

主要用途：切花。马蹄莲花梗挺拔、花形典雅，具有纯洁无瑕的寓意，因此是昔日欧美等国应用较多的新娘捧花。现在主要使用在花篮、花束中，很多插花、瓶花作品里往往也少不了它。