zantedeschia giant white

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    5D13DCA5-ADA0-4D21-A633-7AC82C6A3F03.jpeg Arrived today another addition to some of my rare plants. Potted up ready to go, growing this in a pot not in a pond wish me luck
     
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      I have grown them in pots in the past mine are in the ground now and just starting to re-appear after the awful snow and frosts.. Mine have big beautiful pure white blooms.. They are such a beautiful plant I think..

      I don’t have the type with speckled leaves though mine are just green like this..
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        @Matt-tropical how hardy is that?
        Reason I ask is because I've found the ones with spotted leaves to be a bit more tender.

        Is this expected to be larger than "crowborough".
         
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          Mine are Crowborough @pete.. Huge and beautiful.! ;) I think the speckled leaves are not so big and I think you are right there about not hardy
           
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            I could be wrong,:biggrin: But I always associate those speckled leaf kinds with the yellow or red varieties which I think belong to a separate group, from the Z. aethiopica.
            More likely Z.rehmannii or Z. elliottiana.
             
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              I have just been having a bit of a look about I think you are right there.. They have become very popular as summer patio and conservatory type plants but behave like annual in our climate.? Have I got that right @pete ?
               
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              Not exactly annuals, but the ones I've tried dont flower very well the following year.
              They tend to like dryer conditions I think, and warmer over winter, but do survive, just, outdoors.
               
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                This should get between 6-8 ft it’s known as the zantedeschia Hercules as well. It is tender so will need some love and care in the winter. The flowers are white and this can be grown in a pond, I’m really just growing it for the leaves in my tropical look garden:)
                 
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                    Ooh wow that’s tall @Matt-tropical pkease post some pics later when grown! :thumbsup:
                     
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                      Will do when it’s fully into growth it will be going in one on my stupidly big pots so might restrict it a bit but time will tell :fingers crossed:
                       
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