Comments on: Arum and Calla Lily – Zantedeschia

By: BECKY

BECKY — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:59:41 +0000

Hello
I have repotted my arum lily from one pot to two three years ago. since then it has flourished as a lovely green plant but never flowered since.any tips to help it flower?

By: karen

karen — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:48:35 +0000

i have been given a calla lillie as a present and the leaves keep drooping, dying and being very wet, also the leaves keep having droplets on the ends which keep dropping onto my window sill and idea’s why please?

By: gail swift

gail swift — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:08:45 +0000

inside the flower my calla has developed a bulby growth below the stamen
is this a fertilised seed pod
what should i do with it

By: Carolyn Rorke

Carolyn Rorke — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:14:15 +0000

Three days ago I was given a healthy Z calla (purple). It’s placed on an island in a well lit kitchen diner. The stems are rotting and collapsing. I did not water it but it is not bone dry. What can I do to save it? Is it suspect to draughts?

By: admin

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:42:40 +0000

Sorry about your potential fatality but it may be due to over watering. Let the bulb dry and sleep and repot for next year.

By: Anne Martin

Anne Martin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:59:07 +0000

I’ve repoted the Zantedeschia Calla into a larger pot but the flowers have died and the leaves are turning yellow. But i have watered them regularly.Where have i gone wrong?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:04:28 +0000

In my experience with this plant has proved it to be tough and easy. I am in the south east of England where temperatures dropped a few times to around -5 this past winter, and for about a week the daytime temperature didn’t even rise above freezing. Zantedeschia aethiopica just bounces back once the spring arrives and now, towards the end of May the first few flowers are open, and plenty more spathes are waiting to unfurl. I also have some of the smaller varieties of Zantedeschia that are supposed to be more tender but they are just starting to poke through the ground now. My tip for overwintering these is to buy the dormant tubers rather than being tempted to purchase when in full flower and looking beautiful. Plant the tubers around 10 inches deep, and although it takes longer for them to get going, each year we are rewarded with bigger and bigger clumps. One last tip – if you plant Zantedeschia aethiopica against a house wall, during milder winters, it will stay evergreen and flower extra early! Happy gardening!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:15:57 +0000

Treat Calla Lilies like Dahlias, cut off leaves and stems, allow to dry, cover in peat and store in frost free conditions. You may be lucky leaving them in the ground with plenty of mulch but I wouldn’t take the risk.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:24:04 +0000

I have some calla lilies which I grew for the first time in pots and wondered how to look after them in winter. Do all the leaves die? Do you remove the old leaves? should the containers be brought inside or would a cold greenhouse suffice?

By: admin

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:47:08 +0000

May be it resents being moved from its old home. Or it may be too short of water. The rhizome should grow back next year. Good luck