Beautiful Calla: Planting and Care

The birthplace of the unusual flower is hot Africa, and it is because of this origin that professional gardeners for many years have avoided growing these plants in the open air. Magic calla, planting and caring for which always begins with the selection of soil, can be an excellent ornament of any broker or flower bed. In recent years, a lot of new and bright hybrid varieties have appeared, adapted to different climates and weather conditions. A noble white is considered a traditional color, but lilac, purple and purple varieties show an impressive decorative effect.

Flowers calla - landing and care in the middle lane

The roots of the plant have the appearance of nodules, which often throw out the thickened processes on the sides. From these shoots, you can grow a new flower that does not lose the qualities of the parent. In terms of soil for calla ideal weakly acid soils, well-fertilized with humus. Roots are germinated at home usually in the beginning or middle of April. The tuber container is chosen 2-3 cm in diameter wider than the planting material itself. Pots are placed on light southern or eastern windows. The depth of planting in the tank should not exceed 4 cm, but when transplanting into the open ground, you can deepen the holes to 6 cm.

The main attention when growing an exotic flower should be given watering. Here there is a small difficulty, which shows a young calla. Planting and care should be focused on cultivating healthy leaves, not flowers.
If the soil does not dry out and the tubers do not rot, the plant itself will take care of strong and bright colors. In late May - early June, when the last threat of sudden frosts will pass, the callas are transferred to a permanent growth site or transplanted into a large garden container or a flower bed. To place the flower is suitable for a mild morning or evening, and the place should be as wet as possible on the site.

Feeding callas correctly

Those wishing to feed the plant should do it no more than three times in the entire season. If you need a healthy calla, planting and care should be neat about nitrogen fertilizers. An overabundance of this mineral can lead to a reduction in the number of future peduncles, and wide large petals may deform and change their color to an ugly greenish one. Any sort of call does not wilt for almost 1.5 months, which allows you to create permanent garden compositions for the entire summer season. After withering, the peduncles are removed to allow the old tuber to renew and discard the new shoots.
For a successful garden experiment, it is very important how calla itself was, landing and leaving. The photo shows a rare purple variety that can only be obtained from seeds in Russia. Experienced growers leave one or two peduncles after wilting to collect and exchange the seed.

Storing tubers in winter

As soon as it gets colder, in the beginning-middle of October, the plant is carefully excavated from the earth. Next, the flower is washed in warm water, trying not to touch the roots and wide leaves. Dry the tubers in a cool, but necessarily dry place, for a month. Then cut the leaves and roots from the tubers and get fully prepared for the wintering calla. Planting and caring for the new year will be easier if you share fresh nodules on separate plants in the spring. In such a case, it is possible to obtain up to 6 medium children, suitable for immediate cultivation in the garden and flower beds.