How to handle the colorful calla lilies after blooming
Let me share some tips about colorful calla lilies, how to handle them after blooming. If there is anything wrong, please feel free to correct me! After the colorful calla lilies finish blooming, many flower enthusiasts don't know how to handle them. In fact, we still need to fertilize and water normally. When you notice that the new leaves of the colorful calla lilies are not growing much and the old leaves are starting to turn yellow, it means that the calla lilies are going to enter dormancy.
At this time, you should gradually reduce the watering, a little at a time, until all the leaves naturally wither. When the potting soil is completely dry, dig out the bulbs from the pot. If conditions allow, you can soak them in an antibacterial solution, then dry them, similar to storing potatoes in the market. If it's summer during the dormancy period, you can dry the bulbs, wrap them in newspaper (thickly), put them in a cardboard box, and store them in the refrigerator's vegetable crisper. As long as the temperature is maintained at 7-9 degrees, after two months, you can take the bulbs out of the refrigerator, place them at room temperature for a few days to naturally break dormancy, and then plant them again. The safest method is to plant when the bulbs have sprouted a bit. After 60 days, you will be able to see flowers again.
If planted in spring and harvested in late autumn or early winter, the bulbs should be treated the same way, stored in a place with a temperature of 7-9 degrees. Plant them again the following spring. Generally, colorful calla lily bulbs can be planted continuously for about 3-4 years. Afterward, due to the prolonged planting time, the bulbs age, and the number of flowers decreases.
This article shares the complete introduction on how to handle colorful calla lilies after blooming, for everyone to learn and understand!