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Calla Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Calla Lily is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 8-10, that matures to about 2-3 ft × 1.5-2 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with high water needs in standing-water, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect white blooms in summer. It attracts bees, stands up well to deer, poor soil and rabbits, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones
8-10
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Water
High
Mature size
2-3 ft × 1.5-2 ft
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Soil
Standing-water, Moist, Occasionally-wet
Bloom color
White
Bloom season
Summer
Attracts
Bees
Tough against
Deer, Poor soil, Rabbits, Wet soil
Toxic to
People
Native to
Southern Africa

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