Calla lilies, with their elegant tubular shape and fantastic colors (not just white!), add grace to perennial gardens, containers, and cutting gardens. Learn how to plant, grow, and care for calla lily flower bulbs.
How to Plant and Grow Calla Lily for Stunning Flowers Indoors or Out
Calla is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araceae, containing the single species Calla palustris (bog arum, marsh calla, wild calla, squaw claw, and water-arum[5]). It is the only genus in the tribe Calleae of the subfamily Aroideae. Its systematic position has been described as "puzzling", [6] and it has also been placed in its own family Callaceae and its own subfamily Calloideae.
Have you ever seen a beautiful bouquet of calla lilies and thought they must be time-consuming or difficult to grow? Well, they are very easy to care for. Gardening expert Kelli Klein walks you through how to plant, grow, and care for this flowering perennial. Even if you live in a growing zone where the ground freezes, you can still grow calla lilies!
With vibrant, colorful flowers and lovely foliage, calla lilies add easy sophistication to garden beds and patio pots. Learn more now on Gardener's Path.
Technically, calla lily flowers are tiny and located on the yellow column, which is botanically known as a spadix. The showy white structure is a modified leaf called the spathe. This flower structure ...
Q: I was given a calla lily plant early in the summer, with beautiful yellow flowers. I potted it in potting mix and set it in a sunny spot. It has formed a lot of new flowers, but they are green, not ...