species
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Arum lily · Calla lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Zantedeschia aethiopica is a perennial in the family Araceae, also known as Arum lily or Calla lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 90 cm tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or poorly drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from June to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 90 cm tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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