About Calla Lily

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb, Flowering Plants

Origin

South Africa, Swaziland

Types

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

Number of Varieties

Rank: 85 (Overall)

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Habitat

Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-4

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Thorns

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7% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Autumn, Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loamy

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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62% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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96% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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17% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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7% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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59% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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18% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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29% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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24% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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48% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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3% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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38% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Invasive

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8% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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50% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

Allergy

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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81% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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57% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Zantedeschia Aethiopica

Common Name

Calla Lily

In Hindi

Calla Lily

In German

Calla-Lilien-

In French

Lys calla

In Spanish

Cala

In Greek

Calla κρίνος

In Portuguese

Calla

In Polish

Calla Lily

In Latin

Calla Lilium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Zantedeschia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Zantedeschieae

Subfamily

Aroideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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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:

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.

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.

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.