Botanical Name
Common Name
Pillans watsonia
Plant Type
Watsonia pillansii is a robust, evergreen, clump-forming Watsonia with spikes of orange flowers on and off all year with its peak in late summer. It is an easy garden plant. Do not disturb, once planted
Botanical Name
Common Name
Broad-leaved watsonia
Plant Type
Its natural habitat is grassland where it can make a mass display in summer. It prefers a well drained soil and sufficient water in the growing season.
Botanical Name
Plant Type
In nature, it occurs en masse and is quite spectacular to see a whole field in bloom in late summer. Grow it in a damp spot for best results and keep dry in winter.
Botanical Name
Common Name
White arum
Plant Type
Zantedeschia aethiopica is water loving and grows best in semi-shade on the Highveld. It can tolerate extreme cold but then it goes dormant in Winter.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Spotted Arum
Plant Type
Zantedeschia albomaculata is a deciduous Arum that bears arrow-shaped leaves. The white or pale yellow flowers mostly have a deep purple blotch at the inside base.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Yellow arum
Plant Type
Zantedeschia jucunda is a beautiful arum that is endemic to the mountains of Sekhukuneland. Colour varies from a pale yellow to a very dark yellow. Plant in well-drained soil.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Mapoch lily
Plant Type
The Mapoch lily is a deciduous plant, up to 0.6 m tall. Beautiful, lemon-yellow flowers are borne in November. Plant in a sandy soil in full sun.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Pink arum
Plant Type
Zantedeschia rehmannii normally occurs in grassland in small groups. Unlike the other arums, the leaves are lance-shape and it is also much smaller. Flowers are slender and small and the colour varies between pure white and dark pink
Botanical Name
Common Name
Heart-leaved arum
Plant Type
Zantedeschia valida is a deciduous, robust plant, up to 0.75 m tall that has broad leaves. The spathe of the flower is dark purple at the base within. This must rate as one of the most beautiful arum species.