I live in northern Wisconsin, I would like to plant calla lily in clay pots and start them in the house in a south window ( 1 bulb per pot) Then place them outside. Is it possible? How soon should I see growth and how soon should I place them outside?
You can start the rhizomes indoors in full sun. Plant them so that the tips is just below soil level, the rough nubby side up. They sould come up in a couple of weeks. Water and keep the soil moist but not wet. Move outdoors when night temperatures are no lower than 50 degrees. The initial blooming time can be 8-14 wks depending on variety and growing conditions. White callas (Zantedeschia aethiopica) take 11-14 wks, cooler temps and need moist soil. Colored hybrid callas (Zantedeschia hybrids) can take 8 wks to bloom and need warmer temps and less moisture.
Calla lilies are summer blooming plants hardy in zone 7-10. They will not tolerate frost. When grown outdoors in cool climates, be sure to dig them up in the fall and store them in slightly moist soil in a cool, dry place for the winter. Calla lilies are not hardy in Wisconsin.
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I live in South Carolina&was given a Pink Cloud Calla Lily for mothers day. What can cause it to turn soggy and mushy at the bottom of the stems? I’ve had several of them turn mushy and fall over. What can be causing this problem?
I have about 4 or 5 different Calla Lilies. on a few of them the flower droops over. how can I help keep the flowers from doing this? I just got them this year.
thanks,
Martha Lofton
Calla done blooming
Hi I purchased a potted deep purple calla lily plant last year in October. All of the flowers have yellowed there are some green foliage remaining are drooping. The tips of the foliage showed yellow and I cut the yellow tips off. Will this plant ever bloom again?
I m from India and i’ve recently planted 3 colored calla lilies in the pot. I’ve placed the pot in sunny location. It has just sprouted. Presently its winter here but the temp day time is around 25 degree celcius and night is 10 degrees. Dont have much information as how to care for the plant. Please help. Thank you.
Thank you very much for the valuable information. The tubers have just sprouted. How long will it take to bloom once they sprout? And how frequently should I water them now and in summer?
Poisonous to pets
This is the first time I own a calla lilie, and I would like to know if it will kill my cats or dogs? We’re would be a good place for me put it. Thank You
I got a beautiful calla lilly 2 weeks ago. It slowly rotted or got a fungus. It leaves are all gone and now theres only a bulb left. Please is there any way I can save this for next year. Pat
Deer resistant?
deer have eaten my calla lilies
The calla is in the front window with full morning sun in the house. and it gets evening sun as well. I am fertilizing it also. I put it outside last year in the sun and it did the same thing. I wondered if it needed to be put in a bigger pot that was deeper.
Tall/weak stems
I have a huge calla that was given to me after my mother passed away. The first season it went to seed and I harvested the pods. It has yet to bloom again. But the biggest problem I am having is that the leaves are so huge and long that they are heavy and weight of them they bend and break they are about. 2-3′ long I don’t know how to keep the long leaves from doing this. Does it need to be down in the pot further? I have a post that I put in the pot and took some yarn and tried to tie the stems up so they don’t bend and break but it didn’t work. Any suggestions would be helpful. I have pictures of it if anyone would like to see what I am referring to.
Here is a link to a photo
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Get more tubers
how do i get new bulbs.i want to give bulbs to friends.
I live in East TX and bought some calla lilies at a local store. Yesterday, I clean out the flower beds and just placed the lilies, in their container, around in the bed. This morning I went to plant them and noticed that something cut off one of the flower stems. It also ate part of the inside of the stem. Could this be an insect or possibly one of the local moles? The container was not knocked over. I found signs of a mole’s tunnel, but no signs of where it came up nor paw prints.
Grow calla in Florida
i bought a calla lily plant at lowe’s, it was all green with about 10 or more flowers that were still green. i figured, yey! they’ll be all white soon and it’ll be gorgeous! my husband was like lets put them in the landscape once we get home, i wasn’t sure about it (i thought it would be best not to disturb them right then but wait til they were done blooming and they die back) but he convinced me and we took them out of the pot, there were a ton of bulbs, and planted them. well now (a month later) almost everything has turned yellow. I’ve been cutting them as they die and now, there is only 1 to 3 leaves per bulb, they’re green but drooping or one green drooping flower. what should i do?!?!?!? should i dig them up, dry them out and plant again in 2-3 months? or maybe they’re not deep enough? or just wait til spring and they’ll come up on their own?
we live in north central florida, its been cold but it frosted only twice (i covered them) but the temperature has been mainly from the 50s-70s.
Store calla tubers
My calla lily seams to have died, maybe just done for the year, my question is they are potted so I will bring them inside for the winter do i still have to water them there is nothing left looks like a nice pot of soil
Calla not blooming
Hi again. Wondering about my yellow calla lily not blooming again this year. What can I do to ensure blooms for next year?
Yellow drooping leaves
I have a yellow calla lilly plant and have moved it inside already. The leaves were burning due to the very extreme heat in Georgia this summer. Now the green leaves are turning yellow and drooping. Please let me know what I am doing wrong? Is possible I am over watering? Help!!
Hi. I was wondering, being the amateur gardner that I am, I mistakenly thought the calla lily plant to be dead. Since I didn’t think it was that important, I just pulled it out of the ground. It came out super easy and with barely a tug. Well, unfortunately for me my wife was outside, and this calla lily was given to her by her mom, and was special to her. I must have missed that, because I really just thought it was something she got from her mom, and she just threw it in the ground for kicks, to see how it would grow. needless to say, I took quite the tongue-lashing. I just pulled the dirt back up, plopped it back down, covered it up, fertilized it, and watered it real good. My question is, will it be okay, 0r can we expect it to die. Please help!!
Leaf transpiration
I have acquired one of the beautiful pink calla lilies and have it in a pot in a light position. I have noticed that drops of water appear at the tips of some of the leaves and even on some of the flower petal tips. Any idea of why this happens – am I over watering? I don’t believe I am but why does this drip water?
Jo
IS IT O.K. TO DIG UP THE CALLA LILIES AFTER THEY ARE DONE BLOOMING, AND PUT THEM AWAY IN A COOL STORAGE PLACE TILL SPRING? OR IS IT BEST TO WAIT UNTIL LATE FALL WHEN THE LEAVES HAVE BROWNED?
Flowers turn green
I have a beadutiful yellow calla lilly, however, the blossoms are now green. What do I do.
Spacing calla lilies outdoors
Hi Kris
If i want to plant more than one bulb what distance i should to have, they get enough room to really spread out.
Plant calla outdoors
I have been given a yellow calla lilly potted plant. I want to plant it outside. should i do it now in July or wait till later and how deep? I live in the Willamette Valley Oregon
Protecting seedlings in winter
I live in southern Indiana and planted callas about 6 years ago in my garden. I planted them about 6″ deep and they come up every year and are beautiful. They also drop seeds and I have many small plants that come up each year but do not come back or over winter. Is there some way I can dig these and over-winter them to produce more plants?
Hot weather
Hello,
I received a purple Calla Lilly plant for Mother’s day that was blooming and still is. I put it on my patio and it has been getting bright, indirect light all day with temps in the 60’s and 70’s for the most part. It has been doing fine and looking great until the last few days. Now the outer leaves are all wilting and some are turning yellow. Summer is here and I am wondering if the intense heat is bad for the plant.I live in Southern California and it’s very dry and in the high 90’s. Should I bring it inside and keep it cool or leave it outside? If I bring it inside, it will not get direct sunlight, but bright indirect light.
thanks for your help,
Melissa
Growing Callas for wedding
My daughter will be getting married June 9, 2012. She wants cally lillys. I would love to grow some 4″ pots and have them for the centerpieces next year. Of course they need to be flowering. I live in W Oregon and have 4 acres. I would prefer to buy them from a nursery but can’t find a supplier. Help
Oh and one more question. I live in zone 7 and recently bought more bulbs that indicated that they are to be planted January-April. It is May and I was wondering if I can still plant them or should I wait until next year?
Not growing in location
My yard man planted calla lilies in my front yard in 2008 which gets afternoon sun. In the 3 years, I’ve never had a bloom and two of them died. The instructions said that should get morning sun. Should I move them to my backyard which gets morning soon? And when can I move it? If it does better there, will it spread?
I just bought Calla Lilys from the store. I am planning on putting them in a po. THe pot doesn’t have holes in the bottom for draining but it does have a part that looks like it will hold the plant up a little so it won’t sit in the water. I was wondering if I should put sand or gravel in the bottom of the pot before I put soil in? Or is I should just take the pot back and get one that has holes?
Stored calla lily bulb
I have a callalily that has been in a pot in my basement for at least 5 years. When I discovered it a few days ago I noticed it was sprouting. I watered the plant, and it seems like they are doing okay. There are approximately 6 bulbs in one pot and I’m concerned that there are too many in this 6 inch pot. Is it safe to repot the bulbs once they begin to sprout?
I have potted callie liles want to plant them can they take direct sunlight?
Hi there!
I live in Orlando, FL. I have a number of calla lilies that I have planted in my front garden that gets full, hot sun for more than 8 hours a day. The soil is a typical sandy/clay soil in Florida that I have intermixed with standard potting/gardening soil to make it more loamy. The beds get very good drainage. There are three varieties, a short red calla, a middle sized pink/white calla, and finally a group of tall white callas with purple throats. I know that calla lilies are supposed to be hardy in this area.
The lilies are spectacular right now and seem to be happy. They get watered every other day to keep them happy. They have been blooming for a few weeks now, and I believe I should have at least 5 more weeks of blooms…maybe more if I am fortunate. Once they stop blooming, I want to be sure I take good care of them. It does not get very cold here often (although we had a couple of rare freezes this past year). (During the freezes, I covered all plants and had Christmas light strings beneath the covers to keep plants warm.) Should I try to remove the rhizomes at all during the year, or should I leave them in ground all year long? Do you think that the callas will bloom a second time in this part of the country during the fall/winter? Any thoughts would be appreciated as they are a wonderful part of my butterfly/hummingbird garden…though they seem to be attracting more neighbors than butterflies at the moment. 🙂
I HAVE BEAUTIFUL CALLA’S. HOWEVER THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET TALL. AND BEING HEAVY ON TOP THEY SOMETIMES “SAG” AND NOT SURE THE BEST WAY TO KEEP THEM UP RIGHT. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND I SEE A LOT OF OTHER CALLA’S BUT 3-4 FEET TALL. WHAT IS WRONG WITH MINE.
I bought potted yellow calla lillies 1 month back when they had 4 bulbs. I live in arizona and the temperature is slowly going up to 90s. I kept them in the sun (for about 4-5 hrs) and watered once a day. I noticed that the stems are bending completely on both sides and the bulbs have died. The leaves look fine but not a single bulb has grown. Is there something wrong with what im doing. I really want those pretty yellow flowers.
I have very large white calla lilies growing along my driveway. They are in bloom and look gorgeous. However, this morning I noticed that something, or more likely the someone paining my neighbors wall surrounding his house (*eyeroll) has trampled them. The stems are all broken and kind of look like mush. Will they grow back? Is there anything I can do to save them?
Divide calla lilies
My calla lilies have been in the ground for many years, but I think they are crowding each
other out and all of them are not producing blooms. It is now April 3 and I wonder if I can separate them now before they bloom this summer. I live in Concord, NC just outside of Charlotte.
I have my bridal bouquet of white calla lilies sitting in a clear glass container with water. I assumed they would be dead by now like most cut flowers. My flower still looks good and I took them out of water to see that the bottom of the stem has split open and looks like a root. I want to keep them and put in dirt. How should I do that?
Growing tip
Mary,
So sorry to hear about the passing of your Mother. Know how special this calla lily plant is to you. I have a calla about the same size as yours. I put it on the patio (gets bright but no direct sun) then bring in for the winter. When indoors, I have it in a room with the same, fairly bright but no direct sun. (Have a north slider, a couple of south facing windows, and 2 skylights.) Clip off the yellow leaves. I would suggest you replant into a clay container. You need a container that drains. Callas are very forgiving. You will know when it needs water, as it will start to lay out flat! No worries; give it a good drink, and it will perk right back up! I fertilize mine with ground up kitchen scraps (eggshells, produce, etc – only natural, no cooked food). I haven’t re-potted mine in YEARS, if ever! Blooms come sporadically as a nice surprise! Good luck, and don’t worry. You will do fine.
Thanks Sonja!
Calla not blooming
I have a dark red calla that was I planted about 4 years ago. It now grows huge, prolific leaves and NO blooms (this is the second year with no blooms). Do I just need different fertilizer? Also, here in SW Washington, their leaves never die back. They stay green forever (the underneath ones turn yellow, but most stay green and eventually just fall over and turn to mush and look gross, but not until full winter). Is it safe to trim them back in the fall when they are still green (in this case they’ve been getting nutrients all summer, since there were no blooms,right?)????
Eradicate Calla
Hi
I live in New Zealand and we have just purchased a small rural home on 7 acres. The paddock was used in the past for horses but has been neglected for awhile now and has large crops of arum or calla lilies. The majority of them grow down a hill where a natural spring runs so the ground is very soft and boggy. We want to put some horses in the paddock and have been told that horses wont touch them as long as they are well fed – it still makes me nervous though. We have hacked a lot of them to the ground and tried digging up the roots but there are SO many! Is there any way to get rid of them on sloped, boogy land or is the only way to dig them out? I dont want to spray as it will just wash away and contaminate the water. I also heard that any broken roots will start growing again, does this mean the big bulbs or the ropy little roots?
Thanks
Flopping calla lilies and dahlias
I have beautiful calla lillies growing. Very full & with a lot of blooms. The problem I’m having is keeping them upright in the flower beds. I have tried staking them & tying them but it seems like they are still too heavy & droop over. How would I remedy this. I’m having the same problem with my dahlias also.
Please advise.
I bought one pink and one purple calla lily and have them outside. They were on our covered porch and after about four days they have started to wilt. I have been giving them water, but they still wilted. so I moved them out into the sun after giving them some water and that seemed to help for an hour or so. They did perk back up after the water and being moved out to the sun. about an hour or so later they have started to wilt again. we live in Arizona! what am i doing wrong and is there a way to save them?
calla dieback
Hi, I bought a house about 3 1/2 months ago (late March) that had a LOT of large white calla lillies in the backyard. They started turning yellow and drooping around mid-june. From what I read it sounded like it was going dormant, so I cut them back. Now I’m wondering if it was something else since where I live (central coast CA) It should live year-round??? The leaves were all turning yellow and the white flowers were curling up and turning brown around the egdes, they would all lay flat on the ground too…. What do you think? Should I dig up the bulbs? Thanks!
Little bloom
I have calla lillies planted in a large pot in the Indianapolis Area. They get tons of sun and are watered frequently as well as fertilized every couple of weeks. The folliage is beautiful, the leaves and stems are very healthy. I had a few flowers in the beginning of June, but now no flowers, just folliage. How do I get my Callas to bloom?
I purchased a yellow calla lily las year and left it in the ground through the winter. I hadn’t seen any sign of life in the spring and now here we are in July and it’s just starting to sprout up. Isn’t it awfully late for it to do anything this year? I believe I’m in a zone 9. Vancouver Canada.
blooms not opening
I purchased my first Cala Lilly from Lowes in May. I learned much by reading your correspondece with others. I didn’t see anything about blooms not opening. This plant has many blooms but they won’t open. They begin to brown at the tip. Am I over watering? It is still in the pot I bought it in. I am wondering if it will live through a north/central Texas winter if I plant it in a cold-protected spot under a crepe myrtle.
Thank you so much. Do I just dig them (grape looking seeds) out of the pod with a spoon or knife. Which is less likely to cause damage. Also, what do we do with seeds after digging them out?
We live in Houston, TX & bought Cala Lillies for the 1st time this year in early spring. Some are in the ground and some are in pots – they have several blooms with grape like seeds in them; however, no blooms. We keep in plenty of sun. water regularly but not too much & fertilize every 2 weeks. The leaves are healthy & green, but no blooms. Any advice? Much thanks.
Calla spread
I have beautiful plants 5 of them all outside, the only question I have is that once they start to die off they get all slimy and yucky looking, but then come back normal. Is that normal? 🙂 and also how do you tend them they are taking over my side yard? Do you just cut them when in full bloom what about the plant itself, that thing is growing like crazy too??
Hi my dad bought calla lilies like a week and a half ago there in a little pot, ive been trying to get information on them so they can grow healthy but I cant find anything helpful so far, i think they’re starting to die because the flowers have gotten a little brown and the yellow thing that produces pollen got black they’re also wilting a little, can you help? there still in the pot that they came in ive been watering the plant so its moist and damp not wet and ive been moving it to the sun and shady areas should i plant them already? and if i should where?in a sunny spot or in a shady one? i live in california by the way.The flowers are yellow and the leaves have white spots on them.Please help I dont want these to die like all the other plants my dad has bought.
In late April I purchased a beautiful (already bloomed and in a pot) Picasso Calla Lilies from Lowes. It’s supposed to be white with a deep purple center. I transplanted them in a potting urn that’s roughly 12 inches deep and has a drain hole. I potted them with Miracle Grow soil in the urn as well. They looked so beautiful. I water them mostly in the morning (sometimes at night if I don’t have time in the morning). They are kept outside and get morning sunlight. I live in Oklahoma and we have very warm weather, that tends to get humid. Well it’s the beginning of June and all the blooms are green, the leaves are turning a yellowish brown on the tips, and the bloom stems are bent over (not broken, just wilting over not holding themselves up). This potted urn of calla lilies are my first lilies to care for, and I need help! What’s happening to them and what do I need to do to keep them alive? Do I cut them down? Let it continue to wilt? Please help!
I just bought a purple calla lilie from Lowe’s andI put it in the ground beside of another one that I had already had and it blooms wonderfully every year. However this new one is not. The leaves are wilting and some are brown and have died and literally fell off of the plant. The plant still has flowers but I am concerned that it won’t make it. I line in northeast TN., and my flowers are in the shade until about 2p until 6-7p daily.
Hi
I have a white cala lilly planted in a pot indoors. The flowers are now green and the leaves have brown tips and one has turned yellow. The plant is in front of a window facing south, however because the houses are close together, there is not a lot of light. I planted the cala lilly in the pot 3 months ago today and it had blooms on it when received. It is only May, so my plant shouldn’t being going dormant, should it? I am going to try some fertilizer 19-19-19 and just use half the amount. Do you have any recommendations?
fungal disease
I’ve had hit or miss luck with callas regarding the rot issue. I’m starting to think that there’s some bacterium or fungus in my soil. What I’m most curious in knowing, is if there is some chemical application that can help treat this problem. If some nursuries are dipping the bulbs before they sell them, there must be something out there! Any advice??
I got a purple cala lily for my bday and I love it I was reading how to take care of it and see that it is harmfull to cats. I have a cat and now I have to plant it outside. Can I keep it in the pot? I have a sand base yard in NJ by the shore is there sonmthing else I can do? I have trimmed the yellow leaves is that good? When can I cut the lily’s and does this hurt the plant?
I received a beautiful calla lily plant for mother’s day and it was seriously over-watered. The water is even leaking through the flowers 🙁 I have re-potted the plant and some of my lilies are looking brown and shriveled up. How do I fix this? Please help
Bacterial disease
Sounds like I have a problem with the Erwinia bacteria you mentioned. I need more sun? I may be keeping them too wet? What do I do about the nitrogen?
I have had wonderful luck with my Calla bulbs for 4 years, until now, I live in MO and the bulbs are slightly under a overhang so they don’t get ALOT of water, but this year, I noticed they hadn’t come up yet, so I started digging to see what was up, and every single one of them had turned into this HORRIBLE white Marshmellow looking stuff in the cavity where the bulb was, I mean some of the spots here a foot wide…….. Can you please tell me why AND is it safe to plant new ones here? OR should I do something to the soil??? Please help! I am so sad! lol
Hi! I live in Southern California. I’ve had 4 calla plants in the ground for about 5 years. They have flowered prolifically until this year. The plants die down when it gets really hot here in summer. They “poop out” in hot sun in summer, so when the plants bloom, flowers are spent, then leaves eventually turn brown and the plants die back. I remove the dried up foliage and they come back every March/April. This year, however, they are coming back smaller and stunted and one plant has only one flower. I’ve noticed tiny black bugs in the center of some flowers from time to time, but has never caused a problem. I fertilize them when they start coming back.
How many in a pot
Hi
I live in the north west UK. Want to try some calla bulbs in different colours for the summer. Want to plant them in pots What size pots and how many bulbs per pot would you recommend. Also what hardy varieties would you recommend. Many thanks
I want to grow some callas in pots for my wedding, but I think I planted them too soon, is there a way to slow them down for two-three weeks? Should I just move them out of full sun?
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and i’ve been fertilizing it all year round.
hopefully i can flush the soil with good results.
thank you.
Calla-excess fertilizer
i received a large floor planter of callas a few years ago as a gift.
the plant stands about 31/2 feet high.
the leaves are huge and the flowers magnificent.
it flowers every summer and occasionally i will get a flower or two in the winter.
i keep it indoors all year round and will put it outside only a few times in the summer. (its heavy)
it is in a warm sunny/shady sun porch so it gets plenty of light year round.
the problem i have is this-
the leafs are browning and drying out all around their edges.
even new leaves, as they are just growing are developing like this.
it gets plenty of water and miracle grow.
a friend suggested that they dont like miracle grow.
i’ve stopped using it for now, but it will probably be a while before i can tell if there is a difference.
i’m thinking if it is the miracle grow causing the damage, i will have to repot with new soil.
is this whats happening or is it something else?
Cold damage
My husband bought me a calla lily plant a couple of weeks ago. I have been keeping it inside because it has been cold here (coastal NC, zone 8). Well the other day I finally put it outside so that it can get enough light, I forgot about it(i’ve been sick) and when I went to get it this morning, it was all wilted. The leaves weren’t brown, but they were very mushy and fallen over. wilted basically. Could they have been affected by the cold weather? Is there anyway to bring my plant back? it was producing pretty flowers. Thank you.
Calla not showing
I had a yellow calla lily that I thought we dug up last year but I can’t remember! We live in Vancouver Canada area and have had an exceptionally mild winter. My daffodils are almost ready to bloom. I’m wondering, if in fact I didn’t dig it up, when should I start seeing signs of life if it’s going to come up?
Hi,
Several months ago my mother gave me a lovely pink calla that was unwanted but doing well in her neighbor’s Napa garden. I planted in a very large pot outside on my Oakland deck (we’re both Zone 9), but the plant seemed immediately unhappy and gradually drooped, wilted, and eventually had mushy leaves (perhaps rotted from much rain) which have been gone for a month or so now.
My question: it’s now mid-February and I see lush callas in the stores- should I give up hope of this one coming back?
Thanks
Soft slimy spot on tuber
I was recently given a large calla lily bulb. I finally got the chance to plant the bulb. During the planting process I noticed that one side of the bulb was white and slimy and I did see small worms around it. Is this normal? What can I do to get rid of that part?
Tiny black dots on stems
I’m in Northern CA East Bay region and the calla bed is mostly sunny. They were doing great until recently, similar to Kimberly’s situation.
However, at the base of the split stems are tiny black “dots” of bugs. What are these bugs and how do I get rid of them?
I’m a beginner as well and need some help. Thank you in advance!
I have had calla lillies growing in my garden for about 5 years now. I planted a variety of colors, but only the white survived. I live in Georgia with mostly clay soil and have never dug them up. They are very dense right now and I was wondering if I should dig them up this fall and divide. If so, can I add in some of the colored ones also to add variety or will they just not grow again? Once planted, I really have not done anything to them in the way of fertilizing, and they have done very well.
Droopy flowers
Hi
I bought my yellow calla lillie from Costco in At the beginning of May. It had many blooms and was thriving well. I p
lanted it in the ground in full nice and water it daily. I am on the West Coast near Vancouver BC.
the blooms stopped opening around mid June and would go limp. The leaves are doing well still, no yellowing or turning brown as with the blooms. They’re just not opening. I just don’t understand what’s happening. Should I be cutting the blooms that are drooping and not opening?
Thanks
Fungal/bactrial disease
I have the same problem at Karen. I purchased severl Calla lilies from Lowes.
In your answer to her above you stated that it could be some kind off bacterial/fungal disease. What would be helpful is if you told us how we can fix this problem.
With warm regards,
Annie
I bought several Flame calla lilies this year from Lowe’s-they were beautifully blooming and beautiful white speckled leaves. Once I planted in the garden, the leaves have turned yellow and the bottom of the stems turn mushy – one leaf at a time. These are labelled blumpforming evergreen perennial, which I thought meant the leaves would stay green ‘evergreen’-year round. After reading so many of the answers above, is it possible they are dying or going dormant? If dying, I want to take Lowe’s up on their money-back guarantee. I asked at one nursery and they thought it looked like borers in the stalks, so I’ve been treating with borer medicine, but still no luck. Thanks.
In an area like Northern California where callas are winter hardy, when is the best time to plant? Thanks.
White vs colored calla lily
i have a potted calla lilly & want to put it in the ground i live in east tennessee is that warm enough to leave in the ground during winter if not what exact steps do i take to keep bulbs for next planting??i don’t have room to keep a entire plant inside especially if it’d dormant it would be an eyesore…………please help i really want to keep it….also if it already bloomed will more come back this year or any other foliage?
I took my Calla out of storage about a month ago & began watering once every week to 10days. It has sprouted about an inch above the soil & the pot is in a shaded spot with little light in my room, with temps max at 70F. A couple quesns I have are – should I have re-potted the bulb in fresh soil? Is it too late now to re-pot? Should the pot be moved to a brighter spot, near a window perhaps? It is still too cold out (-8C at nite) to place it on my north-facing balcony. Lastly, when should I begin to fertilise it & is Miracle Gro all-purpose fertiliser adequate?
Would appreciate your advice on all the above, as I am trying to re-grow the bulb I got 2yrs ago, that has yet to see a single flower!
Storing calla for winter
When my calla goes into the dormant phase during the winter months (I live in Indiana) Should I take the “bulbs” out of the dirt and store them in the open air? Would you recommend leaving them in the dirt?
transpiration from leaves
I have a calla lily growing in my home. It has small water like dropplet on the tips of the leaves, it has no odor to it though. I was wondering what might be causing this. I also have cats and have heard that it can harm them. Please help me should I move plant outside or keep it inside. I have flowers but they are not opening.
Fasciation
My parents live in Southern California and have calla lilies in several locations. All seem healthy, but one bed in the front of their house does not look right. The calla lily leaves in this bed are not growing upright, they are growing sort of knarled and twisted together like a bowl of spaghetti. Do you have any idea what might be causing this and what, if anything, can be done to correct it? Thanks so much!
Fasciation
I purchased some calla lily bulbs and all bloomed beautifully. But after I cut the blooms from my pink plant the blooms and stems are coming up kind of flat, not round. One even has a bloom inside of a bloom. I feed them with miracle grow. I water accordingly. What can the problem be? Thanks.
Store calla lily bulbs
My potted Calla is now in its dormant stage- leaves browned & I cut off all foliage. Do I need to keep the pot moist thru this period? & for how long before it need to be re-started?
Thanks!
Divide and store bulbs
I live in Ohio Zone 6 and I have just dug up my calla lilly bulbs. I have 2 bulbs which produced 1 purple and 1 pink flower. I am not sure how to seperate them or when. I have read this and you mention “eyes”. What exactly are those and what do they look like? I am new to gardening so I don’t really know the true terms. How would I store them? Right now, they are completely in tact in a box in my basement. I cut back the foliage although they still have a lot left. I have cleaned them up, removing the dirt. I don’t want to cut off the greens because I’m afraid to kill them. I don’t know how or where to cut. Thanks!
Exterminating calla lilies
I live in Ventura, CA (coastal SoCal). Our gardener sprayed our invasive calla lilies with Round-up (twice) last spring to kill them off before our yard was re-landscaped. Now they’re growing back, and in more places than ever! Round up is only killing the plants around the lilies–the lilies are doing fine. I really want the lilies gone! I think our gardener is frustrated, too…he’s avoiding us. Any suggestions–short of redoing the entire yard again?
Dividing callas
I live in northern Ohio and dig up my bulbs for the winter. I had great foilage this past summer, but few blooms. The bulbs are huge. I want to divide them, but don’t know how to proceed. What do I do?
Eradicate calla
I have a bed of calla lilies that I want to clear out but they keep coming back. How do I get rid of them for good in that bed…they have taken over.
I bought a calla lily on mother’s day this year. It has done really well. I had it outside over the summer and now that it is cooler here in PA I brought it indoors. I have notices these little gnat type bug in the soil. What are they and What should I do about them? Help Me Please.
Divide callas
I live in north Alabama and have several colors of calla lilies in my garden. this is the fourth year they have been in the ground and they did not bloom very much so i was going to separate them. it is late Sept. when should i separate, how do i store them. also if i can do it now,can i replant them now (Sept) and them be ok for next year?
White calla vs colored calla
I have a water garden. Early summer I bought a Water Calla. I followed the instructions and have had beautiful green leaves no flowers. Now as winter approaches I read that they can be easily wintered in house. However it doesn’t tell the process can you help? I live in RI. Thanks Frank
Fungal rot
My calla lilies were planted earlier this year got them from a nursery now that they have been in the ground many of the plants leaves are turning yellow and getting mushy is this normal before they need to go dormat? Should I try and pull them out to see if the bulb is all rotted or should I wait until all of the plants die off for the year?
I have a Calla Lily growing outside in a container. It has not flowered, but it has many green leaves. Today while watering I noticed some holes in the leaves and small black wormlike bugs on the leaves. Any ideas what they could be?
Flower countI have golden yellow calla lilies in a clay pot in full sun. They have started to bloom, with beautiful 15 inch stems and 4 inch flowers. I have 2 blooms on each flower. Does cutting the flowers effect the number of blooms on each plant?
Hi, My Mom just sent me 4 huge long bulbs from northern Michigan that she bought. One bulb has 3 major big bulbs – actaully looks like 3 big bulbs attached in one. They are supposed to be red leaf Calla Lillies. I have never planted nor divided them and I have no idea. I have read many differing things online – please help. How far down and how to separate and if to separate. Thank you.
Soft rot
I bought a potted Calla Lily plant at a local farmer’s market. I was told it would work in my no window, fluorescent light office… but 2 weeks later the leaves are turning yellow and oozing a clear chemical that smells like cleaning alcohol. There are two flowers on the plant that seem to be flourishing, but the smell is giving me a headache and leaving clear liquid on my desk. HELP! What am I doing wrong?
Not many flowers after storage
I live in Ct. # years ago purchased Calla Lillies for container. they bloomed that year. In the fall I removed them from the soil and stored as recomemded. The next year only 2-3 bloomed out of 15. The next year I repeated the proses and only 2-3 again bloomed. The bulbs look heathly enough. Question is what am I doing wrong for so few blooms. Thank you Amalia
My calla lily bulbs are sprouting and it’s still too cold to put them outside. I have too many for pots. What do I do?
potted calla lily care
I live in Georgia I purchased 3 potted Lavender Calla Lilies from
the wholesale green house in Atlanta this weekend. They are blooming and are very hardy, can I plant these in a planter in doors? If so what kind and where should I place them and how should I water and feed them? Also what should I expect after they quit blooming and what do I need to do and can I keep them in the house year round as a house plant?
I purchased a Calla Lily plant in bloom 2 weeks ago. It is a deep colored smaller variety and was grown here in Florida. It has produced several more bloom spikes indoors. Some of the older ones seemed to be drooping. I only have low level light inside so decided to place it on my front porch where it would get 2 hours of early morning sun. All the flower spikes (new and old) tightened up almost like a pencil I can barely see any color at all. The new spikes have not formed color yet. I brought it back inside where it has been for 2 days but the stamens have not re-opened.
I’m baffled,
Maureen
Grow Callas in Fla.
I live in south Florida and I just bought 3 yellow calla lillies in pots. What is the best care for them? Should I keep them in pots or plant them in the ground? What do you mean by “resting”? Do all of the leaves die and then all I have is a bare pot?
No blooms
My calla lily plant produces foliage, but for two years no blooms. I live in northern New Jersey and grow it indoors in a north window. This year it produced one bloom which started out white and then turned dark green with purple edges. The bloom and foliage grew too high and the bloom is drooped over. I cut it back every fall and let it rest. I have not repotted the plant since I received it (2 years). What can I do to encourage multiple new blooms and healthy growth? Why is my plant growing so high? Thank you so much.
I have had my Calla Lilies planted in ground for about a year now and have not experienced any problem until now. The leaves are turning yellow, some of the stems seem to be weak, and the strangest thing is that each flower is producing 2-3 short and fat yellow spikes. The flowers aren’t giving off any horrible smell – what could be the problem? Thanks for your input.
Fungal disease
I have calla lilies planted in a pot that gets great sun. I keep them moist and I will admit since there has been some rain in our area they have been really wet for only a couple of days. Even before we got the rain my leaves were turning yellow and the bottoms of the stalks really mushy. I would be able to pull them out of the pot with little effort and the ends were rotting and mushy. I have pics if you want to see. This is only happening in one pot. Can you tell me what is wrong? I have two pots and the other is producing great leaves and only 2 flowers. I got the flowers 2weeks ago and there are about 15 stalks left to bloom. Is this a fungus? is it a slug? Or could it be too wet? I can drill more holes in the pot. What about miracle grow? Is that a fertilizer? If not then what kind should I get and when should I use it? Thank you for your time.
Rotting bulbs
Every attempt I have made at growing calla lilies in our garden has resulted in foul smelling rotted bulbs. We live in the coastal south and they should do well here. I have tried different locations, amended the soil, and reduced watering but to no avail. What am I doing wrong? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.