Zantedeschia aethiopica
- Perennial
- 10-75 cm high
- Light-coloured flowers
- Evergreen
- Frost tender
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.
Use in the garden
- wildlife: for bees for butterflies rabbitproof
- use: cutflower poisonous
botanical information
- Botanical name: Zantedeschia aethiopica
- Genus: Zantedeschia
- Family: Araceae
- Other names: witte aronskelk
- origin: Africa, South
Features
| 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] |
