How to grow Scented Arum

Zantedeschia odorata

It needs full sun and grows well in loam soils containing plenty of well-decomposed organic matter. ¹

Plant the tuberous stems in groups 5 – 8 cm deep in autumn, and water well. Once the leaf shoots appear, water well twice per week until the end of the flowering period. Unlike Z. aethiopica, whose rootstocks are not adversely affected by moisture during the dormant period, it is most important that Z. odorata rootstocks are given a completely dry rest for the full duration of summer to prevent fungal rotting.¹

How long does Scented arum take to grow?

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Scented arum Etymology

The genus Zantedeschia was named in honour of the Italian physician and botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773 – 1846), who published works on the flora of the province of Brescia in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.¹

Other names for Scented arum

Footnotes

¹ Zantedeschia odorata on the South African National Biodiversity website, PlantzAfrica:http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/zantedeschia_odorata.htm