Scientific Name:
Zantedeschia
cvs.
Pronunciation:
zan-teh-DESK-ee-uh
Common Name:
calla lily, arum lily
Family Name:
Araceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Rhizomes only; leaves basal, large, arrowhead-shaped, forming clumps up to 60-90cm tall, flowers minute and in a yellow finger-like spadix surrounded by a bright white or colorful bract (the spathe).
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Aquatic - ponds, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Floristry, Indoor plant, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars or species shown or on campus may include
Z. 'Captain Chelsea (bicolour spathes),
Z. ‘Edge of Night’ (velvety purple-black spathes),
Z. jucunda (yellow spathes), and
Z. 'Picasso' (purple and white spathes).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Some species with white spots.The cv. 'Edge of Night' has deep purple leaf margins and stems.
Shapes:
Deltoid, Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Hastate
Margins:
Entire, Undulate (wavy)
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Spadix (& spathe)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow, Pink, Black
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Yellow, Green
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mold, Root rot, Scale insects, Slugs or snails
Course(s):
- HORT 1193/1293
Location(s):
- (BED) BEDding, container, or basket
- (GNH) GreeNHouse