Hi Clifford
thanks for the reply, I'm not too far away from you actually, North Leverton the other side of Retford from you. All I can tell you as to what variety they are is that they are quite a small rhizome 1" - 1 1/2" there are four varieties/colours which are described as Annexe, Chopin, Garnet Glow and Southern Light. I have heard before that people grow them in ponds, unfortunately a pond is something I don't have (nor likely to, my wife doesn't like them) so I was hoping to grow them in wet soil
thanks alot Clifford
Simon
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Originally Posted by cliff_the_gardener
Simon
Zantedeschia bulbs like a moist soil.
I use Z. aethiopica (arum lilly) as a marginal pond plant but they can
apparently be planted to a depth of 12 in of water. It has a rhizome
rather than a bulb.
I plant mine in pond baskets, so depth is fairly shallow - 4-5in. It
is a borderline hardy plant. At the moment, the leaves are about 5in
in length, sat in a pot on the cobble edge in my wildlife pond.
There are other Zantedeschias that grow in moist soil, however most of
those are frost tender.
I guess the question to ask, is what variety are you trying to grow?
Clifford
Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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