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.
Calla lily plants make a beautiful addition to the ornamental landscape. Though the graceful white calla lily flowers are the most common, available cultivars come in a wide range of colors.
Learn everything you need to know about calla lily care including tips for growing in the garden and as a houseplant.
How to Plant and Grow Calla Lily for Stunning Flowers Indoors or Out
Not a true lily at all, calla lilies, also called arum or pig lilies, are herbaceous rhizomes from southern Africa and belong to the Zantedeschia genus in the Araceae family. The genus contains eight species of clump-forming perennials grown for their colorful, ornate flowers and decorative foliage.
Calla lilies are perennials and can continue to produce new growth and blooms year after year under the right growing conditions. In order to thrive and continue blooming, calla lily flowers require well-drained soil, regular watering, and partial shade to full sun.
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.
Calla lilies offer a stunning and elegant bloom in the garden with ease and low maintenance. This perennial will return year after year and continue to spread, too!