calla lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White spathe with yellow spadix
- Foliage color
- Green, variegated
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) is a perennial for borders, containers, rain gardens, and cut flower displays. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and moist to wet, loamy or clay soil. White spathes with yellow spadices open in spring and again in summer, and the fragrant blooms attract bees. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. The clumping plants also bring green, variegated foliage to the bed.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, False indigo, and Ornamental onion.
Native range
Southern Africa.