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Zabelia tyaihyoni 'Monia' syn. Abelia mosanensis 'Bridal Bouquet', Fragrant Abelia 'Bridal Bouquet'
Zabelia tyaihyoni (formerly Abelia mosanensis) is a deciduous shrub with glossy green foliage. It produces pinkish white tubular flowers in the spring which are highly fragrant. Foliage typically turns red in the Autumn.
Zaluzianskya capensis 'Midnight Candy', Night Scented Phlox 'Midnight Candy'
Zaluzianskya is a genus of around 60 varieties of flowering plants. Known as Night Phlox because of its evening scent, and because the flowers are similar to phlox in appearance. bearing over a long period in summer. 'Midnight Candy' bears numerous short spikes of white flowers that are purple-black on the outside, most fragrant at night
Zaluzianskya ovata 'Star Balsam', Night Scented Phlox 'Star Balsam'
Zaluzianskya is a genus of around 60 varieties of flowering plants. Known as Night Phlox because of its evening scent, and because the flowers are similar to phlox in appearance. 'Star Balsam' has a vanilla scent, and white flowers that open from red buds.
Zamia furfuracea, Cardboard Cycad
Cycads are one of the most primitive living plants and they are a popular ornamental. It forms a trunk, topped with feathery leaves. Often called "living fossils", Cycads have changed very little in the last 200 million years. Many are grown as indoor plants, but benefit from spending time outdoors in warmer, frost-free months. The Cardboard Palm, a native of Mexico, appears similar to a palm, with a short trunk with scars where previous leaves grew, and leaves up to 1.5 mtrs. long sprouting out in a cascade from the trunk
Zamia pumila, Coontie palm
Coontie palm forms a 1m tall, medium-green ground cover. Coontie are rarely used in this manner because of the high cost of plants, but it is well worth the effort. This plant should be used more in the landscape.Many are grown as indoor plants, but benefit from spending time outdoors in warmer, frost-free months.
Zamioculcas zamiifolia, ZZ Plant
The leaves of the ZZ Plant (also called Zanzibar Gem) are shiny green, grow upright along the stem. It is a slow-growing plant, but is a plant which requires little care, needing, as it does, fairly low light and regular, but light, watering.
Zantedeschia aethiopica, Arum Lily
Arum lilies are a hardy form of Zantedeschia. They are clump-forming, with funnel shaped blooms in a variety of colours, and with leaves that are stiff and arrow-shaped. Most are frost hardy to -10 deg.C. Zantedeschia aethiopica can also be grown as marginal plants, in a planting basket in water up to 30 cms.deep, but planting basket should be placed in a frost free environment in Winter where frost is likely.
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Crowborough', Arum Lily 'Crowborough'
Arum lilies are a hardy form of Zantedeschia. They are clump-forming, with funnel shaped blooms in a variety of colours, and with leaves that are stiff and arrow-shaped. Most are frost hardy to -10 deg.C. Zantedeschia aethiopica can also be grown as marginal plants, in a planting basket in water up to 30 cms.deep, but planting basket should be placed in a frost free environment in Winter where frost is likely.:'Crowborough' makes a striking architectural clump with lovely arrow-shaped, glossy dark green leaves and those lovely flowers in pure white, in abundance from early summer.
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Green Goddess', Arum Lily 'Green Goddess'
Arum lilies are a hardy form of Zantedeschia. They are clump-forming, with funnel shaped blooms in a variety of colours, and with leaves that are stiff and arrow-shaped. Most are frost hardy to -10 deg.C. Zantedeschia aethiopica can also be grown as marginal plants, in a planting basket in water up to 30 cms.deep, but planting basket should be placed in a frost free environment in Winter where frost is likely. 'Green Goddess' has funnel shaped flowers of green white and yellow in Spring and Summer, followed by orange fruit in the Autumn. NOTE all parts of the plant are poisonous.
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Sumatra', Arum Lily 'Sumatra®'
Arum lilies are a hardy form of Zantedeschia. They are clump-forming, with funnel shaped blooms in a variety of colours, and with leaves that are stiff and arrow-shaped. Most are frost hardy to -10 deg.C. Zantedeschia aethiopica can also be grown as marginal plants, in a planting basket in water up to 30 cms.deep, but planting basket should be placed in a frost free environment in Winter where frost is likely. 'Sumatra®' bears pink-purple blooms
Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Zebra', Arum Lily 'Zebra'
Arum lilies are a hardy form of Zantedeschia. They are clump-forming, with funnel shaped blooms in a variety of colours, and with leaves that are stiff and arrow-shaped. Most are frost hardy to -10 deg.C. Zantedeschia aethiopica can also be grown as marginal plants, in a planting basket in water up to 30 cms.deep, but planting basket should be placed in a frost free environment in Winter where frost is likely.
Zantedeschia 'Akela', Calla Lily 'Akela'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped. 'Akela' has deep purple - near-black - flowers.
Zantedeschia albomaculata, White spotted arum
Zantedeschia albomaculata, the White Spotted Arum has a creamy-white flower, with a dark purple throat - and a yellow spadix. The foliage has white speckles
Zantedeschia 'Black Star', Calla Lily 'Black Star'
'Black Star' has near-black purple flowers from mid Summer
Zantedeschia 'Captain Fuego', Calla Lily 'Captain Fuego'
Can be grown in the house as well as a patio plant (spring to autumn). 'Captain Fuego' is a pale orange variety
Zantedeschia 'Coastal Purple', Calla Lily 'Coastal Purple'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped. This is a light purple flowering variety.
Zantedeschia elliottiana, Golden Calla Lily
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped.'Golden Calla Lily' has butter-yellow flowers, and speckled foliage
Zantedeschia elliottiana 'Picasso', Calla lily 'Picasso'
The flowers of this lily start as creamy colour and as the funnel opens reveals a deep purple throat with creamy/white around the top. This plant is essentially a swamp plant and will therefore require frequent watering in the summer. NOTE all parts of the plant are poisonous.
Zantedeschia elliottiana 'White Sox', Calla Lily 'White Sox'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped.'White Sox' has lovely white spathes. The sumo tubers are extra large, with 20+ flowers
Zantedeschia 'Flame', Calla Lily 'Flame'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped.'Flame' flowers open yellow, with red at the edge. As the flower matures, the red spreads, until the whole flower is flame-coloured
Zantedeschia 'Gold Rush', Calla Lily 'Gold Rush'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped. 'Gold Rush' Calla Lily is a Zantedeschia Elliottiana hybrid with deep yellow blooms and spotted foliage.
Zantedeschia 'Hot Chocolate', Calla Lily 'Hot Chocolate'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped.
Zantedeschia 'Hot Flashes', Calla Lily 'Hot Flashes'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped.'Hot Flashes' is a compact plant with large, bright pink blooms with cream throats.
Zantedeschia 'Memories', Calla Lily 'Memories'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped. 'Memories' produces spotted foliage surrounding vase-shaped purple blooms on long stems; often used by florists.
Zantedeschia 'Morning Sun', Calla Lily 'Morning Sun'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped.'Morning Sun' bears speckled leaves and blooms that are shades of gold blending out to deep pink
Zantedeschia 'Odessa', Calla Lily 'Odessa'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped. 'Odessa' has slightly speckled leaves, and blooms that are dark plum colour - they look almost black in less than bright light
Zantedeschia 'Passionfruit', Calla Lily 'Passionfruit'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped. 'Passionfruit' has pastel orange blending to pink and gold flowers throughout summer, over glossy foliage.
Zantedeschia pentlandii, Calla Lily
Zantedeschia fall into two main types: hardier outdoor forms, often called arum lilies, with striking white flowers; and the more tender forms, typically with white-spotted leaves and pretty flowers in yellow, orange, pink or dark purple. These are often called calla lilies. Zantedeschia Pentlandii is a clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped.
Zantedeschia 'Pink Jewel', Calla Lily 'Pink Jewel'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped. 'Pink Jewel' has 'fuchsia' pink flowers held above big, white spotted leaves. Perfect to brighten up a patio, or a herbaceous border.
Zantedeschia 'Pink Puppy', Calla Lily 'Pink Puppy'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped.'Pink Puppy' has deep pink flowers
Zantedeschia 'Purple Sensation', Calla Lily 'Purple Sensation'
Beautiful clump forming calla lily. Flowers are like funnels and can bloom in a variety of colours from white to almost black. Leaves are stiff and arrow shaped. 'Purple Sensation' sports stunning, deep purple blooms. Ideal for outdoors or indoors. Flowering early to late summer. Ht. 60cm.