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Calla lily bulbs grow into my favorite flowers - calla lilies! This site is for anyone who shares my love for calla lily flowers and is interested in planting calla lily bulbs that will grow into beautiful and flowering plants. If anyone has any questions about planting their calla lily bulbs, where to find calla lily bulbs, or anything calla lily related, I will gladly share my calla lily knowledge with you! Send me an email here:
callalilybulbs (at) yahoo.com
Where to buy Calla Lily Bulbs
Having ordered from practically every source I can find, you could say that I am the reigning US expert on buying calla lily bulbs! My current favorite of the season is Pacific Callas. They are primarily wholesale but have a great retail site too. They sell year-round and have a great selection of the newest varieties. Pricing is great and their bulbs have always arrived healthy. I have also had some good experiences swapping calla lily bulbs for other cuttings in my garden at several gardening websites, but the quality of bulbs varies. My recommendation would be to buy your calla lily bulbs online as brick and mortar stores tend to have older, more shrivelled bulbs. Make sure that they are young calla bulbs too, and the best is if they are pretreated.
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Calla Lily Bulbs - Basic Planting Guidelines
Best season to plant: Spring
Soil type: well-draining soil, not too much peat-moss
Planting Depth: about 3 inches deep
Watering: Keep soil moist but don't overwater!
Time to bloom: 8-10 weeks after planting
Fertilizing: shouldn't really be necessary
Overwintering Calla Lilies
If you are lucky enough to live in zone 7 or higher, you can leave the bulbs in the ground year-round. In CA, I leave mine in the ground year after year, but sometimes I dig up a large clump and divide them. Under zone 7 you will need to dig them up over the winter. Cut off any remaing foliage from your plant and dig up the bulbs. You can store them in a paper bag, maybe with some peatmoss or vermiculite. Keep them around 50 degrees. I sent some of mine to my niece in Ohio 3 years ago. She reports that her calla lily bulbs still get slightly larger every time she digs them up in the fall.
Growing calla lilies from seed
Growing calla lilies from seed is a time-consuming process, very tricky but still very rewarding (I hate to see all those calla lily seedpods go to waste!). Seeds usually take more than 3 years to grow into a large enough calla lily bulb to produce a flower so be warned!
I have heard of many methods of germinating calla lily seeds, but this is what works best for me. Every summer I lightly place the seeds into about 1 inch of soil. I keep the tray warm and covered, only uncovering to moisten the mixture. The seedlings start to emerge after about 2 months.
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