Zantedeschia aethiopica Swartberg Giant Hybrid fangii) from the far reaches

fangii) from the far reaches of China's famed Mt

'Disney' has wonderfully glaucous foliage with a reddish cast to the underside on a very tall 7' stem

especially when young

but admit that we find the imagery of a strawberry seduction

Spigelia also stays put

Zantedeschia aethiopica Swartberg Giant Hybrid fangii) from the far reachesAs we headed to the top of South Africa's famed West Cape Swartberg Pass, we stopped at 4,300' elevation when we saw a patch of Zantedeschia aethiopica growing in a wet seep along the steep mountain cliffs. Of several seedlings from different locations on our month long trek, this clone stood out in our trials for its luscious, tropical looking, 21" long, heavily ruffled, dark green leaves and insanely huge 7" white flowers, starting in April (NC).