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| name = ''Zantedeschia aethiopica''
|familia=Araceae
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|genus=Zantedeschia
| growth_habit = herbaceous rhizome
|species=aethiopica
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|habit=bulbous
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|Min ht box=1.2
| origin = S Africa
|Min ht metric=m
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht box=1.8
| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht metric=m
| exposure = full to part-sun
|Min wd box=.5
| water = moist
|Min wd metric=m
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max wd box=1
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
|Max wd metric=m
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|origin=S Africa
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|lifespan=perennial
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|exposure=sun, part-sun
| color = IndianRed
|water=moist
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|features=flowers, naturalizes
|Temp Metric=°F
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|min_zone=8
| regnum = Plantae
|max_zone=11
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
|image=Calla lily.jpg
| classis = Liliopsida
|image_width=240
| ordo = Alismatales
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Zantedeschia aethiopica, Spreng. (Calla aethiopica, Linn. Colocasia aethiopica, Spreng. Richardia aethiopica, Hort. R. africana, Kunth). Common Calla. Lily-of-the- Nile. Stout robust plant: lvs. smooth, the petiole without bristles; blade about twice as long as wide, broad or narrow but cuspidate at the apex, cordate-sagittate at the base, both lvs. and spathes varying greatly in size: spathe 3-10 in. long, white, creamy inside at the base, flaring outward and narrowing to a cuspidate tip. S. Afr.— Fragrant. Sports with double and triple spathes often occur.
Var. minor, Engler (R. nana compacta, Hort.). Little Gem. Like the type, but only 12-16 in. high: spathes 3-4 in. long. Var. devoniensis, Hort. (R. devoniensis, Hort.). Dwarf; freer bloomer than Little Gem, and more fragrant.
There are many forms of the calla lily in cult., a number of which have received Latin names. Some of these horticultural names are candidissima, spathe large, pure white; gigantea, plant very large; Godefreyana, dwarf, white; grandiflora, spathe large; Childsiana, dwarfer and more compact than type and more floriferous.
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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.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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==Varieties==
==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==
==Gallery==
==References==
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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