Plant Profile

Zantedeschia aethiopica (Arum Lily, African ily)

Zantedeschia is an herbaceous perennial with erect, long-stalked, dark glossy green, arrow-shaped leaves to 40cm in length and funnel-shaped white spathe up to 25 cm in length. It is a popular cutflower with striking, glossy, coarse-textured foliage that lasts a long time in water. Provide a fertile, moist, well drained soil and filtered sunlight for the best growing conditions. It can also be grown as house plants in a container as an accent plant or as a water plant or in rain gardens and along pond peripheries

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Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Plant type: Shrub
Origin: South Africa, Lesotho
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 10
Uses: Indoor, Container, Shade, Cut Flowers / Arrangements
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m

Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter

Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Persistance: Semi Evergreen

Leaf Blade: 30 - 50

Leaf Texture: Glossy

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 10 - 20

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Seasons: Spring, Summer
Trunk
Fruit

Fruit Color: Orange

Seasons: Spring, Summer

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Diseases: Root rot

Edible Parts: None

Pests: Beetles

Plant Propagation: Division