Brief but detailed and comprehensive discussion focusing on planting Calla Lilies in containers. Description includes number of bulbs per container, soil mix and planting technique.
MY GOD!!!!! FINALLY someone who actually knows what she is talking about AND communicated it clearly!!!!! I rarely is and subscribe, but just did (thanks for not begging for it. And a recap! amazing job!!!
Just discovered this site. How delightful! Am thinking of buying some pink Calla lillies for 2 large terra pots flanking front door of my Spanish Colonial casa. One website says to cut stems at very bottom once they've finished blooming. Do the leaves, then, continue to thrive throughout the year in Zone 9 (sub-tropics) in deep South Texas?
@@Mumtaz-ks8cs The leaves of the calla can last several months, but the plant needs a several months long period of dormancy. From sprouts to "blossoms" to dying foliage can be as long as 6 months, but 4 months is more typical. You can either leave the corms in the container for their 3-6 month dormancy or dig them up and store them in a sunless, dry area. Since these are going to be specimen plants at the front door of your home, I would suggest you plant the corms in 6-inch diameter pots and plant the pots in your containers. When the callas begin to fade, dig the pots up and replace with something like canna lilies. When the cannas begin to fade, dig up those roots and replace with your calla pots. Maybe add some Sweet Alyssum, Calibrichoa or Wave Petunias to the containers for a cascade of color down your pots. Hope this helps.
A dear friend gave me a pot of mixed colour Calla Lilies last year as a gift. I just love them and I put the entire pot into my garage in the fall and left it. Well this spring I found it and it was very dry overwinter so I dumped it out and saw all the corms. I planted each corm individually in their own pots as I prefer to have each colour alone. I have black, white and red. They are now about a foot tall and once I know which colour they are I can label the pots and sink them into my garden to fill in a bare spot or two here and there. I really enjoyed your video and have subscribed to your channel. Have a wonderful day!
I found your video to be most helpful. Last fall I picked up a bucket full of big calla corms on the roadside marked “free” and they are sprouting now. I will try your process. Can’t wait to see what colors I might have!
JZ, thank you for your kind comment. We are very grateful that you took your time to write to us and so very pleased that our video was helpful to you. Good Luck with your callas.
Pholomena, Your comment was the first thing I read this morning. Reading it was a wonderful way to start the day. Thank you for your kind remark. It was gratefully received.
I've watched several tutorials and left with several questions. Noone has explained planting as you have. I live in Upstate SC( zone 8). Thank you so much .
I really really enjoyed this video… very detailed and to the point … thank you so much for sharing… especially about zone number I leave in …. Very informative … again thank You thank you
You are such a great teacher. It's such a joy to listen to you. I have always loved Calla Lilies, but they don't seem to thrive for me. I will follow your directions using your top soil formula and keep the Calla Lilies in pots. I am saving your video to remind me.
Thank you for the detailed instructions on planting Calla Lillies! I’m in zone 9, New Orleans area and I was presently surprised when the Calla Lillies I planted in 2020 came back in 2021. I put them in a pot & when they were finished, I put the pot on a shelf in the shed. I forgot about them, and saw them sprouting the next year. Gardening gives so many spontaneous, glorious joy!
Adrianna, thank you for your kind comment. I don't like being in front of a camera. It makes me nervous and I forget what I want to say. Supporting comments like yours are very, very helpful. I am grateful for yours. Stay healthy. Garden frequently.
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Thank you for this very informative video! I just picked up a beautiful calla lily yesterday and wasn’t quite sure the proper care for it and this was tremendous help!
Megan, you are welcome. Callas have begun to be for me one of my favorite container flowers. They can be spectacular and are among the easiest corms to overwinter.
Good video, I learned from you that I had been making the mistake of planting the callas tooo shallow in their pots, I just had them about an inch below the surface and the bulbs would become too dried out during winter storage and be damaged ... yes, they survived, but they haven't preformed great when losing most of their eyes ... now I know better, thanks !!
Thank you so much for your video! The info you shared was beyond helpful! I pulled my potted calla out of my basement last week and refreshed the soil a bit. No growth yet. I’m hoping they survived the winter.
They survived, Lesley, but you need to be patient. Sometimes they take 6-8 weeks to start. Keep gently watering and try to water with water soluble Blossom Booster fertilizer. Thank you for the kind comment. and hang in there with your calla.
First time viewer here. Enjoyed listening to your "rant" on how to grow calla lilies. 😍 So much great information...loved it. Count me in as a new subscriber.
Very informative. I received calla lillies last year and they survived while i dug them in spring and dug them out in fall. This year its december and they are already coming up from the corms. I will be pot planting them indoors. Hopefully they survive by spring.
Mahim Josan, Great Work. I suspect they will survive. Please give them a little bone meal if you can and water with a blossom booster, water soluble fertilizer, half strength, each time you water. Thank you for the comment.
Excellent information. Just ordered a couple and have never tried them. I will definitely use containers for them as you suggested. The soil here is usually too wet because we are on the coast of WA and there is a lot of rain.
Thank you so much. Your video is very helpful. I’m in Ft Worth area and I think that’s zone 8-9. I kept mine in ground, but not getting much blooms and I think it’s because it’s at full sun. I will check out your website for sure.
Try giving them some blossom booster fertilizer. You are probably correct about the sun, though today's cultivars have been bred to tolerate more sun. Youmay also need to water more frequently. If you are interested in more info about gardening and our horticultural history, please sign up for our newsletter. The sign-up is located at the bottom at the bottom of this page; harvesting-history.com
Thank you!!! I was given 6 calla lily bulbs. I didn't even know I had to winterize them before today (I thought they were like Asiatics). I think I need to keep them in a pot on the deck because the ground soil is too wet (zone 5, 90% humidity, rains 2/3 of the time). Then I can just move them inside if it decides to frost in June, and start them now inside (it's still frosting until the last week of May).
Good advice! Tyvm. I just found a single Cala Lily bulb in my outdoor flower bed, with a single, long-slender-speckled arrow shaped leaf, 3-foot long (from bulbs to tip of leaf). I had planted a couple Cala Lillies over 20 years ago, & am surprised to find this. Now I’ve planted this single bulb in a pot & it’s pushing out leaves, but no flowers yet. The leaves are lovely, so I imagine the blooms to come will be an added bonus. PS: I live in Southeast Louisiana, so I imagine the only reason this survived so many winters here is because it’s been covered heavily with Sycamore tree leaves each year. I wonder…. Does this make more bulbs in the ground, as it’s growing??
Your delivery is wonderful, thank you! So informative. So, is it ok to divide these before repotting? The one I saved over winter had gone formant in late summer, but the bulb looks great and has started to sprout. There are only three and they are very well connected. BTW, it’s a PW (Zantedescia hybrid) from the Be My series.
My calla lilies live outside year round in the ground in zone 8b, No need to dig them up. I just mulch over them when they die back. The spathes attract numerous hummingbirds which is why they are a staple in the courtyard. Keeping them close to the house in a protected area also might help if you don't want to dig them up every year.
Ms. Merotica, Calla lilies are hardy in Zone 8 and by mulching them as you do, they are protected against unusually severe winters which sometimes occur. Your advice about keeping the callas in a protected area is also excellent advice, but, for me, your observation that your callas attract hummingbirds is new to me and very much appreciated. I do not find them on my callas, but that may be because there are other flowers that they also like in my garden. I love it when I learn something new and today yoou taught me something something new to me. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the info.. however I do have a question, IM IN florida ( early May ) I’m looking at 20 “ leaves in a large Pot , afternoon sun. in the fall would I cut the plant down to the BASE then put the pot inside ? No flowers yesterday and this is my first year with these Cala Lily.
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I’m so happy to have found you! We live in Huntington Beach, CA. My calla lily came out of the ground one year from under my outdoor stairwell and grew huge! I don’t know how it even got there. This is its second year, it bloomed, but now it’s yellowing and I cannot decide it its suffocating, got too much wind (coastal), might be getting overwatered from irrigation, or simply not getting enough nutrients that it needs. It’s in between blooming, and I’m wondering if I should dig it up and separate the bulbs and replant them, possibly in the same spot?
Jill, I am very sorry to have taken so long to respond. After Calla Lilies bloom they go into a dormancy period and their leaves die back. The plant can completely disappear for several months. I strongly recommend that you dig it up, separate all the bulblets and plant some in the original location and others elsewhere. Callas multiply very quickly. Dust the soil where you plant any of the Callas with a blossom booster fertilizer. Your Calla Lilies should be fine.
I just bought 3 White Giants in bloom! They are 24" tall and each are in a 5.5"-6" plastic container. I was going to put them all in a huge black glazed container and was interested to know if I should size up the contsiners to 7"-8" to give more room to expand? They seem to have little space in such a small plastic container? Any input would be such a blessing! You are so knowledgeable I can clearly see you don't need to validate your experience! Just the plants are proof. I saw a woman tearing apart two plants mid season and they were traumatized and the flowers wouldn't stand up when new blooms came up. Wouldn't your method be better even in hardy climates where they stay planted all year round? Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🌞
D'Anna, your instincts are right on. Those 6 inch containers are too small. 7-8 inch pots would be much better. Also fertilize with a general purpose fertilizer when you execute the transplanting.
@@harvestinghistoryllc3161 Thank you and here's the update! They did fantastic per your guidance (of course)! The giants made a phenomenal display with hakone grass and black mango stones in a container. So when mid-Oct. rolls around (frost date), I'll take them into the garage 63° and let them go dormant IN or OUT of the pot (pulling off the soil)? I wasn't sure what you suggest. Zone 7a here. I'm so grateful for all of your time and responses! 🙏🌞
I found this video very helpful. Thank you. I have a question on the pot depth. I am worried that my 8" pot is too deep compared to the pots you used. How deep is the pot you used in the video?
Thank you so much for the info. question: do we cut the tops off before we take in, in the fall, or do we let them brown up in basement and then cut tops off ?
are saying you need to dig them up before winter because they are in pots, I live in Ky which we don't usually get very bad winters here I've had one in the ground for several yrs. and it always comes back, but I'm wanting to transplant it to another location so really my Queston is if I put it in a pot will I then have to dig up every year. Thanks
Thank you so much for the advise. I have been struggling with my cala lillies trying to get them to grow and flower in the ground. I have 4 plants now of various colours in very small pots inside for the winter. Some leaves are starting to yellow. Should I change the soil or water more or less. Im trying to keep the soil moist but that could be my issue. Also, the flowers seem to be too heavy for the stem to hold itself up. They fall over now. Help!
True North, you are correct that the watering you are doing is turning the leaves yellow. Your flowers are too heavy, because they need more light, but don't worry about that. When Callas are moved inside they always adjust by getting 'leggy'. Callas need a period of rest and they take this rest during the fall and winter. Please do not water any more. Let your Callas dry out and completely die back. Give them 3 months of rest. Try to put them in a dark place. Do not repot or change your soil. I hope this helps.
I just found your channel yesterday and am hooked! I have a couple questions about the calla Lilly. 1. Only 1 corm per pot? 2. Will you be breaking up the bulblets or cormlets from the previous year? Thank you for your great teaching!
Janice, 1 corm per 6 inch pot, but you can put 3 corms in an 8-inch pot. You should break up the bulblets/cormlets in order to get bigger blooms the second year. These things multiply quickly so be ready. You can place 3 bulblets in a 6-inch pot.
My neighbor got me a potted Calla Lily and I put it in a bigger pot outdoors… I have noticed that is is droopy in the bigger pot. So the flowers are not straight upwards. Is that right? What should I do to correct that? Please help and thanks in advance!
Thank you for this great video. Wife my bought these colorful Cala Lilies from Home Depot. We placed it in a pot and in a shaded area. Sadly it is not doing too well. In fact, I tried to move to a more sunny area and fertilized it with liquid ferterlizer. This morning I checked and it's definitely not doing well. All the leaves have fallen off and ever dying slowly. What can I do to revive it? Thank you.
Lim Vo, your Calla Lilies are doing what they are supposed to do. At this time of year they should be dying back, because they are going into dormancy for a few months. Don't water, but it is OK if the plants receive water naturally. Don't fertilize. Let them go gently into their dormancy period.
I live in johannesburg and my calla lilies have been planted in the garden. I would like to try your method and would like to know if you repot them in fresh medium each year before putting the pots back into the garden? It is now autumn in south africa and i am about to lift the bulbs before the cold weather starts...we do get some mild frost but no snow here and the days are quite warm with cold nights.
Melene, I repot every 2 years. Sometimes I remove some of the bulblets and place them in their own pot before repotting the main bulb. If you have further questions, please CZcams me.
I planted my first calla lily in pots about 4 (?) maybe 5 years ago. I did that because I'm in zone 6b or 7A (the gov alleges 7A but we got down to -8F last year soI think more 6B) and I'm lazy. I didn't want to dig up bulbs and then have to plant them again outside. All I do is, when the plant dies back in the fall, I drag all the containers (about 12 now) into the house and find either a dark place (ha! none of those around lately) or just cover them over with a cloth so they don't sprout from the artificial light. I don't water them, but let them rest until about April when, almost magically, they start to sprout again. When I know there won't be any cold snaps coming (Dogwood winter or Blackberry winter for you folks in the Southern US), then I move them outside onto my deck. I don't plant the pots in the ground, but they bloom like crazy anyhow. Recently I learned that if you don't want to harvest seeds, you can snip off the blooms and the plant will rebloom! Awesome! 😸
Thank you for this informative video. I have always loved Calla Lilies. I just purchased two packs from my local Costco. Question, it's six bulbs in a bag (2 bags with 3 bulbs in each- much smaller than what you're showing in your video ). Can I plant them in two pots and what size pots should I use. I'm so excited to get them in pots and then the ground. Also, I'm in Pacific Northwest zone 8B. Thank you.
@@kimberlyunderwood9139 You are most welcome. Please keep the comments and questions coming. Please don't crowd those beautiful lilies and glads you are about to plant in 12-inch pots.
WOW what a great teacher you are, thank you. I am a zero knowledge about gardening and there are some part in the video i still don't get it. Can i pls confirm: I live in Melb and spring start in September, June is winter and i have no basement but have a garage/shed . what month you recommend i should start put the bulb in the pot? And where should i leave it during that time? Do i water it after i pot it? If calla lily just like moist but not wet, do you think i water it once/ twice a week regardless what weather. Do i bring the pot in before winter hit or during autumn or end autumn. I have no idea about my garden zone, pls guide me i love to learn from your experience. Thank you
Tracey, I hope we can help. First, do you get frosts in Melbourne? If you do, callas cannot tolerate frost so they need to be brought inside before they are hit with a frost. Since spring starts in September, you can pot your callas at the end of August and keep them inside until the danger of frost is over in a sunny or bright window. If no frost danger, pot them up and leave outside in a sunny or bright area until they have sprouted. Once outside, callas do best in partial sun. You should water generously when you pot, but do not let the pot stand in water. If the pot is inside water twice a week. When outside, water when the surface soil has dried - just the surface soil. If you push a finger into the soil the soil underneath the surface should be moist. To be safe, bring your pot in in autumn. If your garage/shed does not freeze in your winter, store your pot there. If it does freeze, then store your pot in your home in the coldest spot you have. Hope this helps.
@@harvestinghistoryllc3161 thank you very much, Melbourne doesn't frost that much only happen evey now and then in winter. Surprisely 3 callas lily i left them in garden from last fall, they are start sprouting. After watching your video i dug them up, put all 3 of callas lily bulbs in the 14 inches diameter and 10 inches depth pot, do you think it is ok ? Because We are still in 3 mths lockdown, i can't buy all the soil you recommend in the video, but i use whatever i have at home like... Prenium mix soil and i add a bit of coffee ground into it, do you think my callas lily will be happy?? I moved them into the sunny but shady area at the moment. Thank you again.
Tracey, I think your callas will do fine, but be careful with the coffeee grounds. They can change the acidity of your soil. Some plants like this and some don't.
Grateful for this info. I also planted incorrectly! I wanted to put mine in an area that isn't well draining. Would it be ok to plant them in containers in that area?
I potted some corms in the soil mix as you directed here, a few weeks ago in mid July. I watered for about 2 or 3 days afterwards and then realized maybe I shouldn't have. I rewatched your video and can't find any mention of watering. My questions are, are we supposed to pot these in the spring only, and get coloured spathes the same growing season, or are we supposed to pot these like this in the fall and let them go dormant for winter and get coloured spathes the following spring? If it's ok to pot them in July like I did, should I be watering them like any other calla plant and then let them go dormant for the winter? Thanks very much for your informative video!
Marika, you can do either. Since you potted the callas in July, you probably will not get blooms this year, but after taking your callas through dormancy during the winter of 2020-2021 they will produce lovely blooms next year. You may get blooms this year but it is unlikely. You should water throughout the rest of the summer and into the fall, but DO NOT water once you place the callas in dormancy. Hope this helps.
@@marikasmith5556 Marika, water as usual until you bring them inside. Then do not water at all. let the top growth die completely back. Resume watering slowly after the first of the year.
I planted my calla lily bulbs in pots the way to described. They’ve been in my basement in the dark for about a month now and I noticed some have sprouted out of the soil. Can they remain in the dark until ready to put outdoors. Its still cold here in Ontario
True North, this is a tough one. I will tell you what I would do. For 2 more weeks I would leave them in the dark. Then I would put them in the brightest window you have and begin to water with some soluable fertilizer in the water. My biggest worry is that they become leggy from too little light.
MY GOD!!!!! FINALLY someone who actually knows what she is talking about AND communicated it clearly!!!!! I rarely is and subscribe, but just did (thanks for not begging for it. And a recap! amazing job!!!
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Just discovered this site. How delightful! Am thinking of buying some pink Calla lillies for 2 large terra pots flanking front door of my Spanish Colonial casa. One website says to cut stems at very bottom once they've finished blooming. Do the leaves, then, continue to thrive throughout the year in Zone 9 (sub-tropics) in deep South Texas?
@@Mumtaz-ks8cs The leaves of the calla can last several months, but the plant needs a several months long period of dormancy. From sprouts to "blossoms" to dying foliage can be as long as 6 months, but 4 months is more typical. You can either leave the corms in the container for their 3-6 month dormancy or dig them up and store them in a sunless, dry area. Since these are going to be specimen plants at the front door of your home, I would suggest you plant the corms in 6-inch diameter pots and plant the pots in your containers. When the callas begin to fade, dig the pots up and replace with something like canna lilies. When the cannas begin to fade, dig up those roots and replace with your calla pots. Maybe add some Sweet Alyssum, Calibrichoa or Wave Petunias to the containers for a cascade of color down your pots. Hope this helps.
Lady, thank you so much for this informative video. I've watched many videos on Calla Lillies and none even came close.🙏👏👍👍
Chausd, thank you so much for your kind comment. It is really appreciated.
A dear friend gave me a pot of mixed colour Calla Lilies last year as a gift. I just love them and I put the entire pot into my garage in the fall and left it. Well this spring I found it and it was very dry overwinter so I dumped it out and saw all the corms. I planted each corm individually in their own pots as I prefer to have each colour alone. I have black, white and red. They are now about a foot tall and once I know which colour they are I can label the pots and sink them into my garden to fill in a bare spot or two here and there. I really enjoyed your video and have subscribed to your channel. Have a wonderful day!
Thx so much ….I am old to gardening but brand new to callas… and this was so helpful !
The best of the best video on planting Calla lillies that I have found. Lady I love you 😍💗thanks so much 🙏
Best detailed calla Lilly video. Thank you for all the preparations that showed me what to look for. I'm in zone 10b.
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I found your video to be most helpful. Last fall I picked up a bucket full of big calla corms on the roadside marked “free” and they are sprouting now. I will try your process. Can’t wait to see what colors I might have!
This year will be my first calla lilie planting. I'm glad I discovered your video. Thank you
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Excellent info - I am so glad I found this! I appreciated that you gave specific advice by zone. That info is missing from many tutorials. Thank you!
Enjoying your helpful video. I just shared to my Flower and Garden Group Facebook. Thank you. Looking forward to watching more.
Thank u so much for thoroughly explaining this! It's so helpful!
This was all such great information. You have saved me hours of lifting the tubers the hard way!
I searched for many different calla lily on CZcams. This one is the most useful video and answered all of my questions. Thank you.
JZ, thank you for your kind comment. We are very grateful that you took your time to write to us and so very pleased that our video was helpful to you. Good Luck with your callas.
Loved your video. I will try your technique. Thank you for sharing.
I really appreciate you sharing your wealth of experience. Thank you!
Pholomena, Your comment was the first thing I read this morning. Reading it was a wonderful way to start the day. Thank you for your kind remark. It was gratefully received.
Thank you so much. Even though I live on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Aus. I gained such great info. that I will be able to use/convert here. ♥ Pat
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Wonderfully informative! Thank you!
I've watched several tutorials and left with several questions. Noone has explained planting as you have. I live in Upstate SC( zone 8). Thank you so much .
this is so perfect thank you for sharing this you really have great information well presented a thousand thumbs up
This video is awesome and exactly what I need to know thank you!
I really really enjoyed this video… very detailed and to the point … thank you so much for sharing… especially about zone number I leave in …. Very informative … again thank You thank you
You are such a great teacher. It's such a joy to listen to you. I have always loved Calla Lilies, but they don't seem to thrive for me. I will follow your directions using your top soil formula and keep the Calla Lilies in pots. I am saving your video to remind me.
Thank you lady.Your experience is wealth.
Legume, you are very welcome.
Thank you for the detailed instructions on planting Calla Lillies! I’m in zone 9, New Orleans area and I was presently surprised when the Calla Lillies I planted in 2020 came back in 2021. I put them in a pot & when they were finished, I put the pot on a shelf in the shed. I forgot about them, and saw them sprouting the next year. Gardening gives so many spontaneous, glorious joy!
Thank you for making these informative videos. They are excellent 💕
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Thank you for this very informative video! I just picked up a beautiful calla lily yesterday and wasn’t quite sure the proper care for it and this was tremendous help!
Megan, you are welcome. Callas have begun to be for me one of my favorite container flowers. They can be spectacular and are among the easiest corms to overwinter.
Thank you for a clear explanation, very helpful, lots of useful information🌷🌹.
Thank you, will try your advice. From UK
Great job thanks for sharing your knowledge
Good video, I learned from you that I had been making the mistake of planting the callas tooo shallow in their pots, I just had them about an inch below the surface and the bulbs would become too dried out during winter storage and be damaged ... yes, they survived, but they haven't preformed great when losing most of their eyes ... now I know better, thanks !!
What a great video! I learned so much. I'm going try them in containers this year. Wish me luck
We wish you luck and success, but luck always helps alot to achieve success.
Thank you very much for the information. It has answered lots of questions for me.
Evelyn, you are most welcome. I hope you come to love and enjoy these wondrous plants.
Hmmm plunge Calla lilies.. sounds like a great idea!
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Thank you so much for your video! The info you shared was beyond helpful! I pulled my potted calla out of my basement last week and refreshed the soil a bit. No growth yet. I’m hoping they survived the winter.
They survived, Lesley, but you need to be patient. Sometimes they take 6-8 weeks to start. Keep gently watering and try to water with water soluble Blossom Booster fertilizer. Thank you for the kind comment. and hang in there with your calla.
thank you so much for your excellent video
Learned so much! Thank you very much!
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First time viewer here. Enjoyed listening to your "rant" on how to grow calla lilies. 😍 So much great information...loved it. Count me in as a new subscriber.
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Very informative. I received calla lillies last year and they survived while i dug them in spring and dug them out in fall. This year its december and they are already coming up from the corms. I will be pot planting them indoors. Hopefully they survive by spring.
Mahim Josan, Great Work. I suspect they will survive. Please give them a little bone meal if you can and water with a blossom booster, water soluble fertilizer, half strength, each time you water. Thank you for the comment.
Excellent information. Just ordered a couple and have never tried them. I will definitely use containers for them as you suggested. The soil here is usually too wet because we are on the coast of WA and there is a lot of rain.
Thank you Anna. Best wishes for success!
Thank you so much. Your video is very helpful. I’m in Ft Worth area and I think that’s zone 8-9. I kept mine in ground, but not getting much blooms and I think it’s because it’s at full sun. I will check out your website for sure.
Try giving them some blossom booster fertilizer. You are probably correct about the sun, though today's cultivars have been bred to tolerate more sun. Youmay also need to water more frequently.
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Thank you!!! I was given 6 calla lily bulbs. I didn't even know I had to winterize them before today (I thought they were like Asiatics). I think I need to keep them in a pot on the deck because the ground soil is too wet (zone 5, 90% humidity, rains 2/3 of the time). Then I can just move them inside if it decides to frost in June, and start them now inside (it's still frosting until the last week of May).
Awesome info thank you
Very nice lady - its a pleasure to watch your videos :)
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Thank you so very much.
Loved listening to you and learning from you, will check out your website
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Thank you for explaining how to grow and take care of calla lily's so Beautiful
Paul, you are so very welcome.
Thank you
I am in zone nine. After listening to your video, I will put them back in the shade in the summer.
They will do better if you do.
Good advice! Tyvm. I just found a single Cala Lily bulb in my outdoor flower bed, with a single, long-slender-speckled arrow shaped leaf, 3-foot long (from bulbs to tip of leaf).
I had planted a couple Cala Lillies over 20 years ago, & am surprised to find this.
Now I’ve planted this single bulb in a pot & it’s pushing out leaves, but no flowers yet.
The leaves are lovely, so I imagine the blooms to come will be an added bonus.
PS: I live in Southeast Louisiana, so I imagine the only reason this survived so many winters here is because it’s been covered heavily with Sycamore tree leaves each year.
I wonder…. Does this make more bulbs in the ground, as it’s growing??
Your delivery is wonderful, thank you! So informative.
So, is it ok to divide these before repotting? The one I saved over winter had gone formant in late summer, but the bulb looks great and has started to sprout. There are only three and they are very well connected. BTW, it’s a PW (Zantedescia hybrid) from the Be My series.
Thank you i love your vidio 😘
Thank you, Maria, for taking your time to view our Harvesting History video.
Love the video♥️. Do you store the pots with the callas left in? I did that one year and they were fine, but I was also in a higher zone5. M.
When you dig them up at the end of the season do you cut everything off? I think so, but I just wanted to make sure
Planted calla in a pot this year. Definitely much better than directly in the ground
We agree. Much better.
My calla lilies live outside year round in the ground in zone 8b, No need to dig them up. I just mulch over them when they die back. The spathes attract numerous hummingbirds which is why they are a staple in the courtyard. Keeping them close to the house in a protected area also might help if you don't want to dig them up every year.
Ms. Merotica, Calla lilies are hardy in Zone 8 and by mulching them as you do, they are protected against unusually severe winters which sometimes occur. Your advice about keeping the callas in a protected area is also excellent advice, but, for me, your observation that your callas attract hummingbirds is new to me and very much appreciated. I do not find them on my callas, but that may be because there are other flowers that they also like in my garden. I love it when I learn something new and today yoou taught me something something new to me. Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing...Where do I buy those pots?
Love this way of planting. What are the dimensions of the planters? Do you sell them?
Thanks for the info.. however I do have a question, IM IN florida ( early May ) I’m looking at 20 “ leaves in a large Pot , afternoon sun. in the fall would I cut the plant down to the BASE then put the pot inside ? No flowers yesterday and this is my first year with these Cala Lily.
The bulb-lets at 3:21, can they be separated and plant individually and eventually forming a new corm; Love your videos!!
Can we plant bulbs late in the season or should they be stored?
Thank you so much from Canada, I just loved your video.
Do you ship to Canada?
Christine, I wish we could ship to our friends in Canada, but the costs and regulatory paperwork like Phytosanitary Certificates make it impossible. The shipping-regulatory costs would be more than $100.00. I am very sorry, because we love our friends in Canada. Our countries share so much history. Thank you for your kind comment and for taking your time to view our Harvesting History video.
If I am transplanting full grown cala lilly from ground to pot, do I use the same soil mixture?
I’m so happy to have found you! We live in Huntington Beach, CA. My calla lily came out of the ground one year from under my outdoor stairwell and grew huge! I don’t know how it even got there. This is its second year, it bloomed, but now it’s yellowing and I cannot decide it its suffocating, got too much wind (coastal), might be getting overwatered from irrigation, or simply not getting enough nutrients that it needs. It’s in between blooming, and I’m wondering if I should dig it up and separate the bulbs and replant them, possibly in the same spot?
Jill, I am very sorry to have taken so long to respond. After Calla Lilies bloom they go into a dormancy period and their leaves die back. The plant can completely disappear for several months. I strongly recommend that you dig it up, separate all the bulblets and plant some in the original location and others elsewhere. Callas multiply very quickly. Dust the soil where you plant any of the Callas with a blossom booster fertilizer. Your Calla Lilies should be fine.
I have a question. what I am suppose to do if I found two or more arising from a single gladiolus corm? Please reply. Thank you in advance
i dont have ground to put the pot in, I can only do container gardening in my patio. Can i grow these calla lilly bulbs in pot in my patio?
I live in VA . I never bring them inside. They are doing great…
Hi. I'm curious as to what your calling awful yard dirt because mine is the worst. Would it be better to get some cheap topsoil?
I just bought 3 White Giants in bloom! They are 24" tall and each are in a 5.5"-6" plastic container.
I was going to put them all in a huge black glazed container and was interested to know if I should size up the contsiners to 7"-8" to give more room to expand?
They seem to have little space in such a small plastic container?
Any input would be such a blessing!
You are so knowledgeable I can clearly see you don't need to validate your experience!
Just the plants are proof.
I saw a woman tearing apart two plants mid season and they were traumatized and the flowers wouldn't stand up when new blooms came up.
Wouldn't your method be better even in hardy climates where they stay planted all year round?
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🌞
D'Anna, your instincts are right on. Those 6 inch containers are too small. 7-8 inch pots would be much better. Also fertilize with a general purpose fertilizer when you execute the transplanting.
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Thank you and here's the update!
They did fantastic per your guidance (of course)!
The giants made a phenomenal display with hakone grass and black mango stones in a container. So when mid-Oct. rolls around (frost date), I'll take them into the garage 63° and let them go dormant IN or OUT of the pot (pulling off the soil)?
I wasn't sure what you suggest.
Zone 7a here.
I'm so grateful for all of your time and responses! 🙏🌞
D'Anna, leave them in the pots in your garage. Once the plnts have died back, cut of the dead foliage. That is all you need to do for the winter.
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I found this video very helpful. Thank you. I have a question on the pot depth. I am worried that my 8" pot is too deep compared to the pots you used. How deep is the pot you used in the video?
Look for azalea pots or short/squat pots
so excited I just bought a bunch of these on clearance and I want them to thrive... Do daylilies like the same?
They will. Keep the faith!😁
Thank you so much for the info.
question: do we cut the tops off before we take in, in the fall, or do we let them brown up in basement and then cut tops off ?
I let them brown up in the basement, but I have a very high tolerance for messiness.
are saying you need to dig them up before winter because they are in pots, I live in Ky which we don't usually get very bad winters here I've had one in the ground for several yrs. and it always comes back, but I'm wanting to transplant it to another location so really my Queston is if I put it in a pot will I then have to dig up every year. Thanks
Thank you so much for the advise. I have been struggling with my cala lillies trying to get them to grow and flower in the ground. I have 4 plants now of various colours in very small pots inside for the winter. Some leaves are starting to yellow. Should I change the soil or water more or less. Im trying to keep the soil moist but that could be my issue. Also, the flowers seem to be too heavy for the stem to hold itself up. They fall over now.
Help!
True North, you are correct that the watering you are doing is turning the leaves yellow. Your flowers are too heavy, because they need more light, but don't worry about that. When Callas are moved inside they always adjust by getting 'leggy'. Callas need a period of rest and they take this rest during the fall and winter. Please do not water any more. Let your Callas dry out and completely die back. Give them 3 months of rest. Try to put them in a dark place. Do not repot or change your soil. I hope this helps.
I just found your channel yesterday and am hooked! I have a couple questions about the calla Lilly.
1. Only 1 corm per pot?
2. Will you be breaking up the bulblets or cormlets from the previous year?
Thank you for your great teaching!
Janice, 1 corm per 6 inch pot, but you can put 3 corms in an 8-inch pot. You should break up the bulblets/cormlets in order to get bigger blooms the second year. These things multiply quickly so be ready. You can place 3 bulblets in a 6-inch pot.
@@harvestinghistoryllc3161 thank you so much!
@@janicegilman7672 You are welcome
This is amazing! What type of pot are you using to plant them in ground? Does it matter whether it's plastic vs. clay vs. anything else?
Kathleen, plastic is lighter and easier to dig up. That's what I use.
My neighbor got me a potted Calla Lily and I put it in a bigger pot outdoors… I have noticed that is is droopy in the bigger pot. So the flowers are not straight upwards. Is that right? What should I do to correct that? Please help and thanks in advance!
Thank you for this great video. Wife my bought these colorful Cala Lilies from Home Depot. We placed it in a pot and in a shaded area. Sadly it is not doing too well. In fact, I tried to move to a more sunny area and fertilized it with liquid ferterlizer. This morning I checked and it's definitely not doing well. All the leaves have fallen off and ever dying slowly. What can I do to revive it? Thank you.
Lim Vo, your Calla Lilies are doing what they are supposed to do. At this time of year they should be dying back, because they are going into dormancy for a few months. Don't water, but it is OK if the plants receive water naturally. Don't fertilize. Let them go gently into their dormancy period.
Hi Great video. When you bring them inside in the fall, do you remove the foliage? Or leave it on the plant to die back naturally?
Thanks
Garnet, I do not remove the foliage. I let it die back on its own, but I do not think it matters if you do remove the foliage.
Thanks!
My Calla Lilly didn’t bloom last year. Can you help please for this year?
I live in johannesburg and my calla lilies have been planted in the garden. I would like to try your method and would like to know if you repot them in fresh medium each year before putting the pots back into the garden? It is now autumn in south africa and i am about to lift the bulbs before the cold weather starts...we do get some mild frost but no snow here and the days are quite warm with cold nights.
Melene, I repot every 2 years. Sometimes I remove some of the bulblets and place them in their own pot before repotting the main bulb. If you have further questions, please CZcams me.
I planted my first calla lily in pots about 4 (?) maybe 5 years ago. I did that because I'm in zone 6b or 7A (the gov alleges 7A but we got down to -8F last year soI think more 6B) and I'm lazy. I didn't want to dig up bulbs and then have to plant them again outside. All I do is, when the plant dies back in the fall, I drag all the containers (about 12 now) into the house and find either a dark place (ha! none of those around lately) or just cover them over with a cloth so they don't sprout from the artificial light. I don't water them, but let them rest until about April when, almost magically, they start to sprout again. When I know there won't be any cold snaps coming (Dogwood winter or Blackberry winter for you folks in the Southern US), then I move them outside onto my deck. I don't plant the pots in the ground, but they bloom like crazy anyhow.
Recently I learned that if you don't want to harvest seeds, you can snip off the blooms and the plant will rebloom! Awesome! 😸
Thank you for your awesome comment. As you can see from the results, you are doing everything right. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for this informative video. I have always loved Calla Lilies. I just purchased two packs from my local Costco. Question, it's six bulbs in a bag (2 bags with 3 bulbs in each- much smaller than what you're showing in your video ). Can I plant them in two pots and what size pots should I use. I'm so excited to get them in pots and then the ground. Also, I'm in Pacific Northwest zone 8B. Thank you.
Rae, you could plant 2 bulbs in a 6-inch pot or 3 bulbs in an 8-inch pot. Because the bulbs are smaller, you can plant them a little closer.
@@BarbaraMelera Thank you so much for responding and will do.💚
@@kimberlyunderwood9139 You are most welcome. Please keep the comments and questions coming. Please don't crowd those beautiful lilies and glads you are about to plant in 12-inch pots.
Would it be alright to over winter them in a dark cool closet? I live in an apartment, no basement or garage.
Gail, it would be perfect, but watch them. They may need a little 1/4-1/2 cup of water once a month and they may coe out of dormancy sooner.
WOW what a great teacher you are, thank you.
I am a zero knowledge about gardening and there are some part in the video i still don't get it. Can i pls confirm:
I live in Melb and spring start in September, June is winter and i have no basement but have a garage/shed .
what month you recommend i should start put the bulb in the pot? And where should i leave it during that time?
Do i water it after i pot it?
If calla lily just like moist but not wet, do you think i water it once/ twice a week regardless what weather.
Do i bring the pot in before winter hit or during autumn or end autumn.
I have no idea about my garden zone, pls guide me i love to learn from your experience.
Thank you
Tracey, I hope we can help. First, do you get frosts in Melbourne? If you do, callas cannot tolerate frost so they need to be brought inside before they are hit with a frost. Since spring starts in September, you can pot your callas at the end of August and keep them inside until the danger of frost is over in a sunny or bright window. If no frost danger, pot them up and leave outside in a sunny or bright area until they have sprouted. Once outside, callas do best in partial sun. You should water generously when you pot, but do not let the pot stand in water. If the pot is inside water twice a week. When outside, water when the surface soil has dried - just the surface soil. If you push a finger into the soil the soil underneath the surface should be moist. To be safe, bring your pot in in autumn. If your garage/shed does not freeze in your winter, store your pot there. If it does freeze, then store your pot in your home in the coldest spot you have. Hope this helps.
@@harvestinghistoryllc3161 thank you very much, Melbourne doesn't frost that much only happen evey now and then in winter.
Surprisely 3 callas lily i left them in garden from last fall, they are start sprouting.
After watching your video i dug them up, put all 3 of callas lily bulbs in the 14 inches diameter and 10 inches depth pot, do you think it is ok ?
Because We are still in 3 mths lockdown, i can't buy all the soil you recommend in the video, but i use whatever i have at home like... Prenium mix soil and i add a bit of coffee ground into it, do you think my callas lily will be happy??
I moved them into the sunny but shady area at the moment.
Thank you again.
Tracey, I think your callas will do fine, but be careful with the coffeee grounds. They can change the acidity of your soil. Some plants like this and some don't.
Grateful for this info. I also planted incorrectly! I wanted to put mine in an area that isn't well draining. Would it be ok to plant them in containers in that area?
That would be a good idea. However, if the area is really wet and consistently wet you may still experience rot. I would try it.
@@BarbaraMelera thank you, I will try it!
I potted some corms in the soil mix as you directed here, a few weeks ago in mid July. I watered for about 2 or 3 days afterwards and then realized maybe I shouldn't have. I rewatched your video and can't find any mention of watering. My questions are, are we supposed to pot these in the spring only, and get coloured spathes the same growing season, or are we supposed to pot these like this in the fall and let them go dormant for winter and get coloured spathes the following spring? If it's ok to pot them in July like I did, should I be watering them like any other calla plant and then let them go dormant for the winter? Thanks very much for your informative video!
Marika, you can do either. Since you potted the callas in July, you probably will not get blooms this year, but after taking your callas through dormancy during the winter of 2020-2021 they will produce lovely blooms next year. You may get blooms this year but it is unlikely. You should water throughout the rest of the summer and into the fall, but DO NOT water once you place the callas in dormancy. Hope this helps.
Harvesting History LLC shall I continue to water them normally? Thanks very much.
@@marikasmith5556 Marika, water as usual until you bring them inside. Then do not water at all. let the top growth die completely back. Resume watering slowly after the first of the year.
I planted my calla lily bulbs in pots the way to described. They’ve been in my basement in the dark for about a month now and I noticed some have sprouted out of the soil. Can they remain in the dark until ready to put outdoors. Its still cold here in Ontario
True North, this is a tough one. I will tell you what I would do. For 2 more weeks I would leave them in the dark. Then I would put them in the brightest window you have and begin to water with some soluable fertilizer in the water. My biggest worry is that they become leggy from too little light.