I need help with my Calla Lillies
- KeithM_4
- Carol Wallace
- KeithM_4
- SCRHODES
- Carol Wallace
- tmac70
- Carol Wallace
- JaMaMa
- KeithM_4
- CallaLilly
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» Carol Wallace - I'm no expert on callas
They're not hardy here. But I do know that they require a period of dormancy. If you are keeping yours fed and watered without letting it get that necessary rest, that might account for the lack of bloom.-- posted by Carol Wallace
» KeithM_4 - Calla Lily not blooming
Jeannine,Carol is correct when it comes to calla lilies requiring dormancy. There is a point during the fall when calla lilies will begin to wither and dry up. It is at this point watering should gradually be slacked off and the dormancy period begins for the next 3-4 months. Repot it in fresh, rich potting soil, making sure the rhizomes are 4-6 inches deep. Then, after the rest period, resume watering and fertilizing. You can keep your calla lily indoors, but you'll need to stop watering it again in the fall so the leaves can wither and die. At this point, I'd keep it going through the spring and summer, then force it into dormancy in the fall. After it has rested, it should bloom for you. Good luck.
-- posted by KeithM_4
» SCRHODES - CALLA LILLIES
I'm curious about Calla Lillies. I have a tub of mixed colors growing outside that I forced inside and then took out. They bloomed like crazy and I didn't cut off the stalks. Now inside the flower is what looks like a little pineapple without the stalks! Is this a type of seed??? Would it grow if I planted it?? They have done wonderful but I'm wondering if I shouldn't just cut the stems back now even though it's so late. They have been kept moist but not soggy and plenty of fertilizer, and kept in full sun on my patio in SC. Thanks for the help.-- posted by SCRHODES
» Carol Wallace - Pineapples
Pretty good description! And yes those are seed pods. I cut the heads off of all my callas yesterday and a few of them had developed the pods. They are probably not ripe yet and so not ready for planting anyway - but to be honest, I would cut off almost all of the faded blooms - the plant is putting energy into making seeds when it should be sending it into the rhizome for next year's flowers. But if you let one seedpod ripen you will also have the fun of trying to start them from seed! Chances are they will not come true because so many of those colorful callas are hybrids - but it would be fun to see what you get!-- posted by Carol Wallace
» Carol Wallace - Pods
I've never tried it - but I do know that the pineapple-like pod you describe is a collection of seeds - not a single thing to be planted. I assume each seed wants to be buried at least as deep as each seed is wide in rich soil and kept moist but not wet. Seeds that large rarely need light to germinate, but given their origin I have to assume they will want warmth in order to germinate.-- posted by Carol Wallace
» JaMaMa - calla lilies
Hi ...I remember my father always had callas growing between our house and a fence ... it was mostly shaded, and he never dug up the corms ... he just seemed to ignore them and they did very well ... I would like to do the same, but the stalks of the callas I planted last year seemed to rot ... am I watering them too much? ... Thank You ...
-- posted by JaMaMa
» CallaLilly - Fall in Zone 5
Well, it's time to lift the Callas and bring them in for the winter.They still are green and the weather is still mild.
I think I will wait until just before the first hard frost, is this reasonable?
Pat
-- posted by CallaLilly
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