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Many people treat calla lilies (Zantedeschia species) in gift pots as annuals and discard them when they finish blooming or when the leaves begin to yellow. However, the bulb is perennial and can be saved to bloom again. Calla lilies are hardy perennials or, tender perennials.
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White Lilies - Desktop Nexus NatureDownload free wallpapers and background images: White Lilies. Desktop Nexus Nature background ID 1727166. Many people treat calla lilies (Zantedeschia species) in gift pots as annuals and discard them when they finish blooming or when the leaves begin to yellow. However, the bulb is perennial and can be saved to bloom again. Calla lilies are hardy perennials or, tender perennials.
Calla Lily rhizomes can be planted in either the spring or fall in zones 8-11. In other areas, they can be planted in the spring after daytime temperatures remain above 55 °. Prepare your planting hole by mixing in compost, peat moss and bone meal. Plant the tubers horizontally, 12 inches apart, with the eyes facing up. Z. aethiopica and Z. albomaculata rhizomes should be planted 4-5 inches deep in warm areas and 6 inches deep in zone 7. Z. elliottiana and Z. rehmannii rhizomes should be planted 2 inches deep. After planting, water your Callas generously, soaking the soil. Growing Calla Lily Plants in Containers When they are grown in pots, Calla Lilies should be kept constantly wet and should be given a weak solution of liquid plant food every 3 weeks while they are showing signs of new growth. Indoors, grow them in a sunny window at a temperature of about 70° F. Remove the flowers when they begin to fade. When the plant has finished blooming, allow the foliage to mature and gradually reduce watering until the leaves have all died back. Allow the tubers to rest for two or three months in the dry pot. The tubers of the Golden Calla should be left exposed in a warm, dry room for 3-4 weeks. After the ripening period, the tubers can again be repotted in fresh soil, and the process begun again. Water sparingly until the new growth is well above the surface of the soil, then keep the soil constantly moist again.
"That's really useful info about this flower. Although most lillies except around spring are sold cut, so no bulb attached. Yes, I love bulb flowers as gifts because you can enjoy them year after year."
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This image shows cut flowers, but some nurseries sell them in pots. If you ever buy or get as a gift potted lilies, you can keep the bulbs in a dry place over the summer and then use them again.
"Anglen the Garden Gnome Growing Requirements for Calla Plants Calla Lilies should be planted in a location that gets full sun for most of the day, but some late afternoon shade, particularly in hot summer regions. Callas grow best in a moist, well drained soil that has been enriched with compost and other organic matter. Fertilize monthly with a good all-purpose fertilizer when actively growing. Keep well mulched to preserve soil moisture. Take precautions to protect your Callas from slugs and snails. In areas where Callas are not hardy, dig the rhizomes in early fall, clean off excess soil, let dry out of the direct sun for a few days, and store them in vermiculite or dry peat moss in a cool (50°-55°), dry place."
"That's really useful info about this flower. Although most lillies except around spring are sold cut, so no bulb attached. Yes, I love bulb flowers as gifts because you can enjoy them year after year."
A. to a member
This image shows cut flowers, but some nurseries sell them in pots. If you ever buy or get as a gift potted lilies, you can keep the bulbs in a dry place over the summer and then use them again.
"Anglen the Garden Gnome Growing Requirements for Calla Plants Calla Lilies should be planted in a location that gets full sun for most of the day, but some late afternoon shade, particularly in hot summer regions. Callas grow best in a moist, well drained soil that has been enriched with compost and other organic matter. Fertilize monthly with a good all-purpose fertilizer when actively growing. Keep well mulched to preserve soil moisture. Take precautions to protect your Callas from slugs and snails. In areas where Callas are not hardy, dig the rhizomes in early fall, clean off excess soil, let dry out of the direct sun for a few days, and store them in vermiculite or dry peat moss in a cool (50°-55°), dry place.
UniversalExplorer X Posted by UniversalExplorer 12 Hours Ago FYI I tried to make this comment on your image & it didn't show up.
That's really useful info about this flower. Although most lilies except around spring are sold cut, so no bulb attached. Yes, I love bulb flowers as gifts because you can enjoy them year after year.
That's really useful info about this flower. Although most lillies except around spring are sold cut, so no bulb attached. Yes, I love bulb flowers as gifts because you can enjoy them year after year.
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