Zantedeschia aethiopica/Calla Lily

This selection produces flowers in shades of pink
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Scientific Name:	Zantedeschia aethiopica
Common Name:	Calla Lily
Plant Type:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	8, 9, 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height:	2- 5 feet
Spread:	2 -3 feet
Bloom time:	Summer, Fall
Flower color:	White
Light Exposure:	Part Sun, Filtered Shade, Morning sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:	Slow
Water Requirement:	Low
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	This is a highly popular cutflower that can be grown outdoors as a perennial in mild climates. The white flower, actually a bract that is a modified leaf, is very showy and lasts a very long time either cut and in the garden. Provide morning sunlight and a fertile, well drained soil for the best growing conditions, although this lily is adapted to growing in containers that are partially submerged in water. Calla lilies also grow quite well in containers as accent plants because of their large, glossy, coarse- textured, arrow-shaped foliage even when plants are not in bloom.