A mature Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) growing in a residential garden bed

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Missouri Botanical Garden, NC State Extension

Calla Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica · Perennial

Calla Lily is a moderate-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 and 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

Will it survive your winters?

We score Calla Lily’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.

Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.

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