Zantedeschia valida

A recently described, robust summer-growing arum lily from KwaZulu-Natal, known from very few records. Treat it like other summer-rainfall Zantedeschia: a tuberous geophyte that grows and flowers in the warm wet season and goes dormant through the 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

Little is published; like its summer-growing relatives it most likely grows in moist grassland, rocky slopes or seepage areas, dying back to a tuber in winter.

Records cluster at a single point near 1,300 m in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.

KwaZulu-Natal

🔒 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.