Arum lily 馬蹄蓮

Species：　Arum lily (Zantedeschia spec.)

The arum lily is a genus of the Aracea family and comes from South Africa, where it grows at the edges of swamps. As these dry up frequently during the summer months, you should also allow your arum lily this break. Arum lilies can be grown from seeds. However, it is easier if one divides and plants the tuber. It can also form side shoots, which can be carefully snapped off and planted.

馬蹄蓮是天南星科的一種，來自南非，通常都生長在沼澤邊緣。這些地方通常到了夏天的那幾個月就會乾涸，所以你也該讓你的馬蹄蓮在這個時間點休息下。馬蹄蓮能夠從種子長起，然而，用從原有的植株分出來的塊莖來種植會比較簡單些。同樣的方法也可以用在側芽上，小心翼翼地摘下後種植就行。

The arum lily is a genus of the Aracea family and comes from South Africa, where it grows at the edges of swamps. As these dry up frequently during the summer months, you should also allow your arum lily this break. The leaves of the Arum lilies tend to guttation, which means that the plant gives off excess water through their leaves. This leaking juice is poisonous and can cause very itchy skin rashes.

馬蹄蓮是天南星科的一種，來自南非，通常都生長在沼澤邊緣。這些地方通常到了夏天的那幾個月就會乾涸，所以你也該讓你的馬蹄蓮在這個時間點休息下。馬蹄蓮的葉子具有泌水現象，意思是說，植物能夠透過葉子排出多餘的水分。流出來的汁水是有毒的，會導致你長出非常癢的皮膚疹。

※ 泌水現象：介紹 （廣東話）

The arum lily is a genus of the Aracea family and comes from South Africa, where it grows at the edges of swamps. As these dry up frequently during the summer months, you should also allow your arum lily this break. The inflorescence of arum lilies are spadix-shaped and surrounded by a colorful bract, which is often mistakenly considered as a blossom.

馬蹄蓮是天南星科的一種，來自南非，通常都生長在沼澤邊緣。這些地方通常到了夏天的那幾個月就會乾涸，所以你也該讓你的馬蹄蓮在這個時間點休息下。馬蹄蓮擁有肉穗花絮，並且被多彩的苞片給包圍著；苞片通常會被誤會為花瓣。

※ 肉穗花絮：介紹（簡體）
※ 苞片：介紹（簡體）