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Two Hurdles with Zantedeschia 'Memories' (Arum lily 'Memories') - Soil & Overwinter

rolanda.woorolanda.woo Posts: 94
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I think I've been a bit too much "go with feeling/first sight" in terms of buying plants. Went to local nursery to buy compost but fell in love with this plant Arum Lily "Memories". Its look is so stunning and immediately captured my heartbeat! 

Until i brought it home, I then realised I have two hurdles:
1. Soil - it needs very wet soil. Apparently better off in bog garden or pond. I just have a normal garden with normal soil. How can I modify the soil condition locally for this plant?

2. Overwinter - It's a tender plant. Shootgardening basically says either treat it as an annual (leave it to die in winter) or bring indoors. I don't have the space to bring inside. I might invest in a coldframe. Would that be ok to store it in winter? I couldn't find any specific overwintering information online for this variant. Can someone help please?

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  • rolanda.woorolanda.woo Posts: 94
    By the way, I'd be away two weeks in August. So it's even more of a challenge to keep it wet when I'm away!
  • gunndabadgunndabad Posts: 35
    I have it in regular soil and I’ve never watered it after planting and it’s doing fine. Indeed, I’ve read that overwatering is the biggest killer of coloured zantedeschia. 

    For winter you can dig up, leave to dry out for a week or so then wrap up the rhizome in newspaper then store dry and frost free. They really don’t take up much space. 

    Brighter Blooms’ website has lots of information on zantedeschia. 


  • gunndabadgunndabad Posts: 35
    I forgot to add, a piece of rhizome was left in the soil last year after I dug them up and it’s grown this year, even after a poor winter. I think they’re hardier than they’re credited for. 
  • rolanda.woorolanda.woo Posts: 94
    gunndabad said:
    I have it in regular soil and I’ve never watered it after planting and it’s doing fine. Indeed, I’ve read that overwatering is the biggest killer of coloured zantedeschia. 

    For winter you can dig up, leave to dry out for a week or so then wrap up the rhizome in newspaper then store dry and frost free. They really don’t take up much space. 

    Brighter Blooms’ website has lots of information on zantedeschia. 


    All very useful information (and encouraging to hear too)! Thank you. I will just plant it in normal soil and water as usual. 

    Thank you!
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