Calla Lily: (  )

Family:    Araceae

Annual in my area, zone  6

Botanical Name:    Zantedeschia aethiopica ( zan-tē -desīki-å    ee-thee-OH-pik-uh )

Soil:    Hummus, moisture retentive.

PH level:    7.0   

Flower:    June / July        Photo

Color:    White  Red  Yellow  Purple

Height:    3'

Spread:    2' 

Pests:    Rhizome rot, gray mold, & rust.

Light:    Full sun for at least 6 hours a day.

Water:    Consistently moist.

Propagation:   
Bulblets. By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs.
                       I keep mine in pots around the deck. There brought in for the winter. Left in the pots and stored in the 
                       attached unheated garage.

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Calla Lily: (  )

Family:    Araceae, Arum 

Annual in my area, zone  6

Botanical Name:    Zantedeschia elliottiana ( zan-tē -desīki-å    el-i-ot-i-ā īnå )

Soil:    Hummus, moisture retentive.

PH level:    7.0   

Flower:    June / July        Photo

Color:    Yellow

Height:    2'

Spread:    8" 

Pests:    Rhizome rot, gray mold, & rust.

Light:    Full sun for at least 6 hours a day.

Water:    Moist.

Propagation:   
Bulb lets. By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs.
                         I keep mine in pots around the deck. There brought in for the winter. Left in the pots and stored in the 
                         attached unheated garage.

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Calla Lily: ( Anneke )

Family:    Araceae, Arum 

Annual in my area, zone  6

Botanical Name:    Zantedeschia albomaculata ( zan-tē -desīki-å )

Soil:    Hummus, moisture retentive.

PH level:    6.0   

Flower:    June / July        Photo

Color:  Purple

Height:    18"

Spread:    3" 

Pests:    Rhizome rot, gray mold, & rust.

Light:    Full sun for at least 6 hours a day.

Water:    Consistently Moist.

Propagation:   
Bulb lets. By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs.
                         I keep mine in pots around the deck. There brought in for the winter. Left in the pots and stored in the 
                         attached unheated garage.

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