A tuberous perennial with dark green, arrow-shaped, fleshy foliage flushed with purple-black and with a few silvery spots. The outer spathe and inner spadix of the bloom are both black
0.5-1 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||||
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Use as summer bedding, planting in a moist, humus-rich, but well-drained soil in full sun. Lift and store overwinter in trays of peat-free 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 peat-free, loam-based John Innes No2 potting compost and overwinter in a greenhouse or conservatory. See Zantedeschia cultivation
Propagate by division in spring
Deadhead flowers and cut down yellowing foliage at the end of the season
May be susceptible to aphids, thrips, glasshouse red spider mite or glasshouse whitefly
May be susceptible to bacterial or fungal rots and a virus