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Full sun to partial shade; moist to wet soils or pond margins; warm subtropical to cool temperate; almost evergreen in mild climates. Check invasive status before planting near open water.
Zantedeschia aethiopica is the calla lily one of the world’s most recognised and cultivated ornamental plants, its pure white spathe a universal symbol of elegance from funerals to weddings, a South African native known to European gardens since the 17th century and now naturalised across the temperate world in a story of botanical global reach unmatched by few other ornamentals.
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