Japanese name: オランダカイウ Scientific name:Zantedeschia aethiopica
[Overview]
An evergreen perennial 0.6–1 m tall.
It has a thickened underground stem.
The leaves are simple and alternate, arrowhead-shaped, 15–45 cm long and 10–25 cm wide, and glossy.
The leaf margin is entire.
The petiole is long, and its base forms a sheath.
The flowers are small and have no petals; they are borne on a rod-shaped spadix and enclosed in a funnel-shaped spathe.
The spathe is white tinged with cream at the base and is 7–20 cm long.
The fruit is a berry.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by division.
It prefers a sunny, well-ventilated place.
It prefers clayey, humid soil, and it can be grown in the ground even away from water as long as the place is moist.
Frost may kill the above-ground parts.
Fertilizer is not particularly necessary.
Soft rot may occur in hot, humid conditions.
