Botanical name | Zantedeschia species |
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Plant Care | ![]() Semi Deciduous Semi Deciduous – Sheds Part of Its Foliage During Winter/Autumn. ![]() Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. ![]() Half Sun Half Sun – Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day. ![]() Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage. ![]() Semi Frost Hardy Semi Frost Hardy – Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures. ![]() Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering. ![]() Indigenous Indigenous – Originates in South Africa. |
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Flowers | It has a funnel-shaped flower spathe and also tapers to a tip. The spadix may be enclosed within the spathe or protrude slightly. The white form is the best known, modern hybrids cover a wide range o |
Common name(s) | Arum lilies, Calla lilies, Pig lily |
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Foliage | Arum lilies has large, upward-facing, elongated heart-shaped foliage that taper to a long tip and sometimes speckled with translucent. |
Soil conditions | Well drained , Moist , Tolerates a variety of soil types |
Recommended varieties | Z. rehmannii has pink blooms, Z. aethiopica has white, Z. pentlandii has yellow and there are hybrids in various shades of apricot, peach, orange, purple, and red. There is also a Zantedeschia hybrid that is deep purple, almost black, in colour. |
Zantedeschia species (Arum lilies, Calla lilies, Pig lily)
- Botanical name: Zantedeschia species
- Common name(s): Arum lilies, Calla lilies, Pig lily
- Categories: Ground Covers and Perennials
Plant description:
This genus has 6 species of rhizome-rooted perennials from Southern Africa. Arum lilies has large, upward-facing, elongated heart-shaped foliage that taper to a long tip and sometimes speckled with translucent. It has a funnel-shaped flower spathe and also tapers to a tip. The spadix may be enclosed within the spathe or protrude slightly. The white form is the best known, modern hybrids cover a wide range of colours. Some species prefer damp almost boggy conditions, but most will grow in full or half-sun in any garden soil that does not dry out.
Family: Araceae
Synonym: –
Botanical Pronunciation: zan-teh-DESK-ee-uh
Zantedeschia species requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
It has a funnel-shaped flower spathe and also tapers to a tip. The spadix may be enclosed within the spathe or protrude slightly. The white form is the best known, modern hybrids cover a wide range of colours.Â
Arum lilies has large, upward-facing, elongated heart-shaped foliage that taper to a long tip and sometimes speckled with translucent.