A tuberous, clump-forming perennial to 70cm tall with mid- to dark green, broadly lance-shaped leaves. Each flower stem has a pale yellow spadix surrounded by a creamy-white spathe with a black blotch at the throat
0.5-1 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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| Spring | ||||
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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 or thrips; glasshouse red spider mite or glasshouse whitefly may be troublesome under glass
May be susceptible to bacterial or fungal rots or a virus