Scientific Name:
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Pronunciation:
zan-teh-DESK-ee-uh ee-thee-OH-pih-kuh
Common Name:
calla lily, arum lily
Family Name:
Araceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Rhizomes only; leaves basal, large, arrowhead-shaped, forming clumps to 60-90cm tall, florets minute and in a yellow finger-like spadix surrounded by a bright white bract (the spathe).
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
(South Africa)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Indoor plant, Perennial border, Summer interest, Waterside planting
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Green-yellow
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow, Yellow
Shapes:
Deltoid, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Hastate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Spadix (& spathe)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow (white spathe and yellow spadix)
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Green
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
