Cala lily
One of our flowers in our garden.
Calla lilies, with their elegant tubular shape and fantastic colors (not just white!), add grace to perennial gardens, patio containers, and cutting gardens in the summer; their blooms last for weeks, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Learn how to plant, grow, and care for calla lily flower bulbs.
About Calla Lilies
Calla lilies are not true lilies and belong to the genus Zantedeschia. Native to southern Africa, calla lillies are considered tender perennials in USDA zones 8 to 10. However, they can be grown as annuals or in containers, even as houseplants, throughout the rest of the country. Planted in spring, the flowers bloom for 6 to 12 weeks through the summer.
Beautiful trumpet-shaped blooms and long, sword-shaped foliage make calla lilies a favorite flower for weddings, borders, and colorful containers. The flower is made of a spathe and a spadix, like a caladium or jack-in-the-pulpit. The spathe is a modified leaf that curls around the spadix; that’s the spike-y thing in the center.
Calla lilies are available in many colors, including white, yellow, burgundy, near-black, rose, pink, orange, and multi-color varieties. They range from 1 to 3 feet tall, and typically one rhizome will spread out to about a foot in diameter.
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