How to care for a calla lily? The cultivation method for a potted calla lily.
How to care for calla lilies?If you want to learn about how to care for calla lilies and the cultivation methods of potted calla lilies in the field of green plants and flowers, keep reading!To care for calla lilies, just follow two steps: more leaves and more flowers, brilliant and beautiful, blooming continuously year after year.Calla lilies and lilies are somewhat similar and both are beautiful. Their planting methods are also similar, and they are both bulbous plants. Calla lily bulbs are larger, and they actually come in a variety of colors, not just the common white, but also other colors, making them colorful and rich. Their leaves are lush and green, the flowers are upright and graceful, the flower shape is a bit special but very beautiful, with bright and elegant colors.Calla lilies are perennial bulbous plants, so after they bloom this year, they will continue to sprout leaves and bloom next year. They are suitable for home planting and can be placed on balconies, windowsills, floor-to-ceiling windows, or terraces for care. They look very beautiful when they burst into bloom.Actually, their care is not difficult. If you know how to care for lilies or have planted lily bulbs before, you can also try growing a pot of colorful calla lilies, which is also easy to care for. So, how should potted calla lilies be cared for to make them grow more leaves and flower buds and bloom more brilliantly?How to plant calla lilies:1. Prepare the bulbs, some calla lily bulbs are smaller, and some are a bit larger, which is normal. The general planting time can be chosen in autumn or spring. If the temperature is too low in spring, you can wait a bit until the temperature reaches 15 degrees, which is relatively warm, and then you can start sowing.How to care for calla lilies?2. The pot doesn't need to be too large, as bulbous flowers don't need a very large pot, but too small is not suitable either. A pot with a diameter of about 20 centimeters and some depth is enough. After planting, cover with about 6 centimeters of soil, water thoroughly, and then do not water again. Too much watering can easily rot the bulbs.Generally, when the temperature is suitable and the weather is warm, their germination rate is very fast, and leaves will grow and emerge from the pot soil in less than a week. It is not suitable to plant bulbs in the very hot summer and cold winter.3. After blooming, continue to water sparingly and fertilize slightly to promote the continued growth of the bulbs. During the winter dormancy period, you can dig up the bulbs and store them in a well-ventilated, dry, and rain-free place. Then, in the spring, you can start planting them in the pot again. In this way, they will sprout and bloom in the spring, blooming every year, making it an easy task to rebloom.