Keep the soil moist, but not soggy. Provide bright, indirect light. Apply liquid fertilizer monthly while in flower. Keep away from heating and ac vents. Reduce watering when the plant enters dormancy (November)Cut the leaves off at soil level once they’ve died.
Minimize watering after your Calla Lilies have completed blooming for the season, and the leaves start to turn yellow and then brown. After the foliage dies back totally, cut it down to the ground. Dig out your rhizomes; rub them off lingering dirt and soil. Put bulbs in paper bags or wrap in newspaper.
In some lilies you deadhead the flower only, but in case of calla lilies you need to cut off the stem (branch) from the base of that spent flower. Do not touch the main trunk or any branch or stem where leaves are growing. Leaves are needed for plants to survive and get food.
How to preserve a calla lily?
Method 3 of 3: Replanting Overwintered Callas. Do not plant your Calla lily until you are sure there will not be any more frost. Choose a well-drained spot in a sunny position. Keep in mind that if you can’t find a super sunny spot, Callas will tolerate shade for part of the day. Watch out for pests, water your calla lilies, or plant your rhizome correctly in addition helpfull too.
Make sure that there will not be any more frost before you are going to plant your Calla lily. You have to select a well-drained spot in a sunny position. A few more things to think about are lastly, you have to watch out for pests, please water your calla lilies, and now, plant your rhizome correctly.
Can calla lily flowers with stand winter temperatures?
Calla Lilies will survive outdoors over winter in mild climates that don’t experience much sustained snow, deep freezes and heavy prolonged rainfall in the colder months. They can generally cope outdoors through winter in zones 8 through 10.