Zantedeschia albomaculata

The spotted-leaf calla, a deciduous tuberous aroid of summer-rainfall grassland in southern and eastern Africa, with arrow-shaped white-spotted leaves and cream to pale yellow spathes. It grows through a warm wet summer and dies back for a cold, dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Damp grassland, streambanks, seepages and forest margins, often in open sun or light shade; tubers sit in moist soil that dries in winter.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,900 m, mostly in the Drakensberg foothills and highveld around 1,400–1,900 m.

KwaZulu-NatalFree StateNorthern ProvincesCape ProvincesLesothoEswatiniZimbabweMalawiZambiaTanzaniaAngolaDR CongoCameroonNigeria

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.