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Double-Flowered Calla Lily: Sport, Mutation or New Cultivar?

A Rare & Beautiful Anomaly

A calla lily (Zantedeschia) with two white spathes (the "flower" leaf) instead of one is unusual. It could be:

  • A spontaneous mutation (sport).
  • A breeder's selection not yet widely released.
  • A temporary developmental quirk.

What to Do

  1. Grow it on – Give excellent care: sun, moisture, feeding.
  2. Watch for offsets – If it produces multiple rhizomes, divide and propagate vegetatively to preserve the trait.
  3. Try seed – But seedlings won't come true; you'll get variable singles.

Treasure it! Unique sports are how many named cultivars originate. With luck, you'll stabilize the double trait.

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