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Zantedeschia odorata
Also called Bokkeveld Arum, Scented Arum Lily
Zantedeschia odorata, the scented arum or Bokkeveld arum, is a rare tuberous perennial from South Africa's Bokkeveld escarpment that grows in wetlands and along streams. It is grown as a moisture-loving bulb plant, with the key being to keep the soil consistently damp.
Zantedeschia odorata, the Bokkeveld arum, is a species in the arum family, Araceae. It is a tuberous, perennial plant that grows to a height of 75 to 100 cm (30 to 39 in). The flowers are yellow, have long and narrow veins, and are enclosed by a white leathery bract. The leaves are arrow-shaped. The plant grows in wetlands or along streams.
The plant is rare and indigenous to the Northern Cape, South Africa, where it occurs on the Bokkeveld escarpment near Nieuwoudtville.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zantedeschia odorata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
