Zantedeschia aethiopica Swartberg Giant Plants Retiring This Year drought-tolerant specimen for the sunny

drought-tolerant specimen for the sunny rock garden

'Gowenii')

with 1" long bells of the most brilliant orange-red we have ever seen on anything other than a custom Ferrari

we received a shipment of Colocasia from India of which most were inferior to plants we already grew

green-and-white blocked patterns on the foliage make this a stunning centerpiece in any landscape

Zantedeschia aethiopica Swartberg Giant Plants Retiring This Year drought-tolerant specimen for the sunnyAs we headed to the top of South Africa's famed West Cape Swartberg Pass, we stopped at 4,300' elevation when we saw a patch of Zantedeschia aethiopica growing in a wet seep along the steep mountain cliffs. Of several seedlings from different locations on our month long trek, this clone stood out in our trials for its luscious, tropical looking, 21" long, heavily ruffled, dark green leaves and insanely huge 7" white flowers, starting in April (NC).