What is Zantedeschia?

Zantedeschia is a genus flowering herbs from South Africa, with eight species commonly called Calla Lily or Arum Lily. A little confusing, zantedeschia is not a real lily and is different from the families arum and calla . Plants zantedeschia are grown as ornamental plants for their large flowers in the shape of a funnel, which can be pink, white, orange, red, purple or yellow. Plants are toxic and can cause swelling of the neck and gastrointestinal problems, although the leaves of some species are cooked like food. Some species tolerate colder temperatures or light frosts, while others can only be grown as houseplants in colder climate. z. In some areas, it became invasive, especially in Australia, and Wdene became naturalized.

also called Calla lily or Easter lily, z. aethiopica has white flowers with yellowm by a spindle or tip in the middle. There are many varieties of cultivated gardens with different colored flowers, including red desire, green goddess and pink fog. During Easter, spring flowering flowers are traditionally displayed, especially in the British Isles.

Zantedeschia Elliottiana , commonly called yellow or golden lily, is a summer flowering species with bright yellow flowers. Flowers sometimes ripen into berries of the same color that attract bird pollinators. Elliottiana is decorated and is not known in the wild. It could develop as a hybrid of other species.

Zantedeschia rehmanii is known as pink calla or pink Arum Lily for its bright pink to purple flowers. It is somewhat somewhat frost -free, though not as resistant as z. Aethiopica . Calla pink lily requires partial shadow and wind protection.

rare types zantEdeschia includes z. z. z. on the other side of Albomaculata is widespread throughout Africa, grows to the north like Kenya and has white to orange flowers. There are many zantedeschia also in cultivation, the most developed gardeners in New Zealand and California, where plants grow well.