Sande have a long running breeding programme and this is a selected variety from it supplied by Brighter Blooms.
Flowers are a rich velvet purple with an outer margin of cream, a truly unique and exotic look. The flowers are held well on very speckled foliage which adds a nice extra interest to the plant.
A nice and compact plant, it should be grown in a free-draining, good quality compost, in a sunny, sheltered location.
It should be allowed to nearly dry out between watering.
Zantedeschia 'Dubai Nights' is not a hardy plant, feeding is beneficial every two weeks during the growing season, and needs protection from frost.
It is being launched at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 and entered into the RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year competition.
- See more RHS Plant of the Year 2017 entries.
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