Difference between revisions of "Zantedeschia aethiopica"
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| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
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| Origin: | ✈ | S Africa |
| Exposure: | ☼ | full to part-sun"full to part-sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
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| Water: | ◍ | moist |
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Evergreen or semi-evergreen. Large rhizome clumps develop. big clumps of leaves. leaves are long-stemmed. leaves 12-24 in (30-60 cm) long. arrowhead-shaped leaves. flower stems are tall. flower stem has white spathe, up to 10 in (25 cm) long, surrounding a yellow spadix. Naturalizes in mild climates, and can become invasive.
- More information about this species can be found on the genus page.
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Propagation
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Pests and diseases
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Varieties
- 'Childsiana' - 18 in (45 cm) tall, leaves are small, flowers are pinkish and last well when cut
- 'Crowborough' - 36 in (90 cm) high;
- 'Green Goddess' - 36 in (90 cm) high, small spathe is heavily tinted green, may be invasive.
Gallery
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References
- Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
External links
- w:Zantedeschia aethiopica. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Zantedeschia aethiopica QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
