Zantedeschia aethiopica

Arum-lily, mainly summer flowering. Hardy, but it is better to protect the young plant against the frost until it has settled. Z. aethiopica is an evergreen when grown in the greenhouse and even flowers in winter.

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Zantedeschia aethiopica

Arum-lily, mainly summer flowering. Hardy, but it is better to protect the young plant against the frost until it has settled. Z. aethiopica is an evergreen when grown in the greenhouse and even flowers in winter.
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Zantedeschia aethiopica in the garden

  • wildlife: rabbitproof for bees for butterflies
  • use: cutflower poisonous

botanical information about Zantedeschia aethiopica

  • Botanical name: Zantedeschia aethiopica
  • Genus: Zantedeschia
  • Family: Araceae
  • Other names: witte aronskelk
  • origin: Africa, South

Features Zantedeschia aethiopica

height: 10-75 cm
flowering: July - August
color: white
leaf color: dark green
scent: particularly fragrant
habit: ascending
light: morning sun, evening sun, open shade, filtered, shade
moisture: moist, wet
organic matter: high
pH: neutral
winter zone: 8 [-10°C]