Calla Lilies are a fab addition to any interior, they are a beautiful trumpet-like flower that adds an elegant feel to your home.
The Calla Lily signifies beauty, making it the perfect gift to send. To ensure you can make the most of your plant follow the guide below, and help keep your Calla Lily looking beautiful for longer!
Calla Lily Houseplant Care Guide
Light
Ensure your plant gets at least 6 hours a day of indirect bright sunlight. Avoid direct sunlight to prevent burning of the leaves and flowers.
Water
Calla lily plants like moist soil at all times, although it is important to ensure the soil isn’t soggy or too wet. They are not resistant to drought and therefore you should never let the soil completely dry out.
Fertiliser
When your lily plant is flowering use flower food that is low in nitrogen to fertilise every two weeks. When the plant is only producing leaves it is only necessary to fertilise once a month. Always dilute the plant food to half the recommended strength.
Temperature
Room temperatures should be between 10-24°C, for optimal growth. Keep your plant away from air conditioning vents or heating.
Flowering
Potted calla lilies usually bloom for about six weeks during the late spring and early summer but may bloom at any time when indoors. Keeping the plant root bound encourages more flowers. The long lasting cut flowers are perfect in bouquets and flower arrangements.
Soil
Use a good peat moss based potting soil that is well aerated and drains quickly. You can add builder’s sand or perlite if the soil seems too heavy and clay-like.
Potting
Use deep pots for calla lily bulbs, planting one bulb in a five-or six-inch pot, or two or three bulbs in an eight-inch pot. Plant the bulbs deep enough so the soil covers at least twice the height of the bulb. Calla Lilies usually bloom about 60 days after the bulbs are planted.
Pruning
Calla lily plants only need to be pruned when they are entering their dormant or resting phase.
Are Calla Lily Plants Poisonous?
Calla lilies are poisonous if consumed. Please keep your plant away from small children and pets. Calla lilies contain high levels of calcium oxalate, a compound which may cause severe burning and swelling of the mouth, throat, lips, and tongue. Stomach distress and diarrhoea can also occur.
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