Bulbs, Tropicals > Zantedeschia > Zantedeschia aethiopica > Zantedeschia aethiopica
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Lily of the Nile, Calla or Easter or Arum Lily, Varkoor
Origin: Southern Africa.
| Family |
| Araceae |
| Genus |
| Zantedeschia |
| Species |
| aethiopica |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8 - 10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 - H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -12- 4 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 - 40 |
| Height |
| 60 - 90 cm |
| Spread |
| 45 - 60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Moist soil in full sunlight. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Rhizome rot, aphids and Japanese beetles. |
| Leaf Description |
| Broad, arrow shaped dark green leaves up to 45 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| The Inflorescences are large, produced in spring, summer and autumn, with a pure white spathe up to 25 cm and a yellow spadix up to 90 mm long. |
| Propagation |
| By division. |
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