Zantedeschia 'Starry Night'PBR
arum lily 'Starry Night'
A clump-forming, tuberous perennial with broadly lance-shaped, white-flecked dark green leaves with deep purplish-black leaf margins and flushed with dark purple on the undersides. Dark purple almost black flowers are borne on deep purple stems in summer
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green Purple White | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Purple | Black Purple | Green Purple White | |
| Autumn | Green Purple White | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H1CBotanical details
- Family
- Araceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Potentially harmful
- Harmful if eaten, skin/eye irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Zantedeschia can be deciduous or semi-evergreen, tuberous perennials with lance-shaped or arrow-shaped leaves and tiny yellow flowers forming a dense spike-like spadix, with a showy, hood-like spathe, sometimes followed by orange berry-like fruits
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Use as summer bedding, planting in a moist, humus-rich, but well-drained soil in full sun. Lift and store overwinter in trays of compost in a cool, frost-free garage or shed and plant out tubers in spring after risk of frost has passed. Alternatively, grow in containers of loam-based JI No2 potting compost and overwinter in a greenhouse or conservatory. See Zantedeschia cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Patio and container plants
- Sub-tropical
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Deadhead flowers and cut down yellowing foliage at the end of the season
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids or thrips; glasshouse red spider mite or glasshouse whitefly
Diseases
May be susceptible to bacterial or fungal rots or a virus
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