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Key characteristics

Family: Araceae
Height: 24 to 36 inches
Width: 18 to 24 inches
Flower color: Pure white funnel shaped spathes surrounding a yellow finger like spadix
Foliage color: Glossy deep green arrow shaped leaves
Bloom time: Spring to early summer, often April to June
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Consistently moist to wet soil
Maintenance: Low; remove spent flowers and yellowing leaves and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor
Growing zone: USDA zones 8 to 10
Wildlife: Bees, flies and other pollinating insects

Perennials

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Calla Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica produces clumps of broad, arrow-shaped leaves with a smooth surface and rich green color that create a lush, upright presence through the growing season. Rising above the foliage in late spring and early summer, elegant white, funnel-shaped blooms unfold around a central yellow column. The sculptural flowers open in graceful curves that hold their form for extended periods, creating a refined display among the bold leaves.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Consistently moist to wet soil

Bloom time

Spring to early summer, often April to June

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Rain Gardens
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Hellebores · Hardy geraniums · Hostas · Ferns · Astilbes · Foxgloves

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.

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