Description
Pick these easy-to-grow varieties for the best blooms. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, evergreen where rainfall and temperatures are adequate.
It has large clumps of broad, arrow shaped dark green leaves up to 45 cm long.
The inflorescences are large and are produced in spring, summer and autumn, with a pure white spathe up to 25 cm and a yellow spadix. The spadix produces a faint, sweet fragrance.| Common Name | Calla lily and arum lily |
| Height | Up to 3 feet |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Bloom Time | Spring, summer and autumn |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting and care
- Dig up the rhizomes in autumn, usually after the first frost and store for winter.
- Dig a hole about three times as deep as the height of the bulb.
- Set the bulb in the hole, pointy end up, then cover with soil and press firmly
- Space bulbs 8 to 10 inches apart
- Water thoroughly after planting
- Use the potting mix for bulb plantation as Garden soil + Compost + Perlite + Sand (2:2:1:1) Soil + Cocopeat + vermicompost (2:1:2)
- Keep them adequately fertilized and watered, misting the plant every so often to keep the ambient humidity high
- They are susceptible to aphids so, take a look closely and apply insecticide.
| Sunlight | Dappled sunlight or even light shade |
| Watering | ample water during the growing season |
| Soil | Well-drained |
| Temperature | 50 to 80 degrees F |
| Fertilizer | Fertilize during the growing season with liquid fertilizer. |
Calla Lily care
- Its preferred habitat is in streams and ponds or on the banks.
- Water a plant when the soil feels dry to touch.
- Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering for the winter & rainy season.
- Try to water the plants in the morning around 8-10am.
- Avoid waterlogged soil.
- Reduce watering in the winter.
- You should remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and throw in the garbage collector.
- You should fertilize a plant at planting time and growing season.
- Mulch the potting mix with organic material.
Calla Lily special feature
Flowers atttract bees
Calla Lily uses
- A number of cultivars have been selected as ornamental plants.
- The blooms sculptural qualities belie the ease with which you can grow your own florist quality cut flowers