Zantedeschia pentlandii: Country Or Region Of Origin
South Africa, Mpumalanga
Plant Profile: Zantedeschia pentlandii
Names
Mapoch Lily
Phonetic Spelling:zan-teh-DES-kee-ah pent-LAN-dee-eye
Genus:Zantedeschia
Species:pentlandii
Family:Araceae
This deciduous plant showcases stunning yellow blooms that frequently thrive in dense clusters among rocky terrains. It requires full sunlight to produce flowers, and its leaves are green adorned with white speckles.
Although it is not a true lily, its petite stature is beautifully complemented by the vibrant yellow of the flowers, which feature purple markings at the base of the spathe. This plant is ideal for water gardens, borders, or as an outdoor container plant, and it can also be grown indoors as a houseplant.
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Zantedeschia pentlandii Feature Summary
Zantedeschia pentlandii Image Gallery
Tags
#showy flowers
#deciduous
#poisonous
#water garden
#annual
#cut flowers
#interiorscape
#pond margins
#lily
#spadix
#rock gardens
#borders
#cutting garden
#sandy soils tolerant
#container plants
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Zantedeschia pentlandii Feature Summary
Attributes
South Africa, Mpumalanga
Mapoch region of Mpumalanga
Bulb
Colorful
Fruit
Fruit green, few in number, with up to 20 seeds.
Green
Flowers
Diminutive size, beautiful yellow color with purple blotch at base of spathe.
Purple/Lavender
Gold/Yellow
Spadix
Good Cut
Showy
Summer
Fall
Winter
Bracts
Funnel
3-6 inches
Leaves
Leaves deciduous, up to 30" long, usually shorter than the peduncles, petiolate, petioles up to 15" long, clasping at the base; blade yellowish grass-green, usually immaculate (seldom maculate) oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, hastate, obtuse to acute, abruptly apiculate, up to 17" long and 8" wide. Z. pentlandii has immaculate (or very rarely spotted) oblong-lanceolate leaves, slightly constricted above the short, hastate, rounded lobes; the apex is obtuse (or sometimes acute) with a subulate, seldom recurving tip.
Deciduous
Green
Variegated
Simple
Elliptical
Oblong
Lanceolate
Entire
> 6 inches
Smooth
3-6 inches
Poisonous to Humans
Severe burning sensation and swelling of lips, tongue, and throat; stomach pain and diarrhea possible
Calcium oxalate crystals and possibly others.
High
Leaves
Stems
Sap/Juice
Flowers
Roots
Whole Plant Traits
Poisonous
Houseplant
Bulb
Deciduous
Erect
Mounding
Dense
Medium
Low
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Acid (<6.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
12 inches-3 feet
8b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
High Organic Matter
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Stem
Landscape
Cutting Garden
Rock Garden
Rain Garden
Cottage Garden
Water Garden
Border
Specimen
Deer
Rabbits
Container
Small Space
Houseplants
Pond
Songbirds
Small Mammals
Predatory Insects
Poisonous to Humans
Zantedeschia pentlandii Image Gallery
Zantedeschia pentlandii Attributes
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Distribution
Mapoch region of Mpumalanga
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Zantedeschia pentlandii Fruit
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Fruit Description
Fruit green, few in number, with up to 20 seeds.
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Fruit Color
Green
Zantedeschia pentlandii Flowers
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Flower Description
Diminutive size, beautiful yellow color with purple blotch at base of spathe.
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Flower Color
Gold/Yellow
Purple/Lavender
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Zantedeschia pentlandii Leaves
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Leaf Description
Leaves deciduous, up to 30" long, usually shorter than the peduncles, petiolate, petioles up to 15" long, clasping at the base; blade yellowish grass-green, usually immaculate (seldom maculate) oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, hastate, obtuse to acute, abruptly apiculate, up to 17" long and 8" wide. Z. pentlandii has immaculate (or very rarely spotted) oblong-lanceolate leaves, slightly constricted above the short, hastate, rounded lobes; the apex is obtuse (or sometimes acute) with a subulate, seldom recurving tip.
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Leaf Color
Green
Variegated
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Leaf Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Zantedeschia pentlandii Poisonous to Humans
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Poison Symptoms
Severe burning sensation and swelling of lips, tongue, and throat; stomach pain and diarrhea possible
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Poison Toxic Principle
Calcium oxalate crystals and possibly others.
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Zantedeschia pentlandii Whole Plant Traits
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Zantedeschia pentlandii Cultural Conditions
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Zantedeschia pentlandii: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Zantedeschia pentlandii Stem
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Stem Color
Green
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Stem Form
Straight
Zig Zags
Zantedeschia pentlandii Landscape
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
Zantedeschia pentlandii: Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
