About Calla Lily

Calla Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South Africa, Swaziland

1.4 Types

Passionfruit, Fire glow, Gem rose, Blaze, Crystal blush

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 65 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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15% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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35% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armillaria mellea, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Pythium rot, Rhizoctonia crown rot, Root rot, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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85% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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37% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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22% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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14% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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18% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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55% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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13% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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5% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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51% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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66% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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32% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Zantedeschia Aethiopica

7.2 Common Name

Calla Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Calla Lily

7.2.2 In German

Calla-Lilien-

7.2.3 In French

Lys calla

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cala

7.2.5 In Greek

Calla κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Calla

7.2.7 In Polish

Calla Lily

7.2.8 In Latin

Calla Lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Alismatales

8.5 Family

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Zantedeschia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Zantedeschieae

8.9 Subfamily

Aroideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Calla Lily

Want to know the properties of Calla Lily? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Calla Lily is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Diarrhea, Intestinal gas and Vomiting. Calla Lily Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Flowers

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Calla Lily Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Calla Lily. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Calla Lily physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Arrowhead. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Calla Lily

Taking Calla Lily Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Calla Lily include pruning, which should be done Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Calla Lily

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Calla Lily is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Calla Lily is a very important plant from Summer Plants. There are 33 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Passionfruit, Fire glow, Gem rose, Blaze, Crystal blush. This plant's habitat is Swamps and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.