Zantedeschias

Zantedeschias comprise serveral types including Zantedeschia aethiopica and Zantedeschia hybrids. The hybrid varieties are still listed under Calla  Lilies and though similar to Z. aethiopica, they do not like wet areas and tend to be smaller plants that multiply less readily. The following applies to Z. aethiopica:

• Flowering season: Spring to early summer
• Plant size: 1m H x 60cm W
• Planting density: Approx. 50cm apart.
• Multiplication speed: Rapid. Clumps can reach 1m wide in 3 years. Remove seed heads after flowering.
• Preferred aspect: Sun or shade.
• Plant uses: Use in shady wet area, pond edges but not near waterways or sensitive natural vegetation. Great cut flower.
• Likes: Wet feet, being left undisturbed.
• Dislikes: Hot dry conditions.