Greek kallos – beauty.

For description see C. palustris. The plant often referred to as Calla in floristry is a Zantedeschia.

Grown as an ornamental waterside plant.

1 northern temperate species from boggy areas.

Division.

Starch from the rhizome may be eaten.

Aquatic upright plant with simple leaves; florets similar, bisexual, perianth absent.

Source: Spencer, R. (2005). Araceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.