GlenysCalla Lily - make a statement in your garden
January 21st 2011 08:17
.... and some flowers are exquisitely beautiful ...
This Calla Lily is called 'Black Magic' because the golden yellow blooms have a distinctive black throat.
Calla Lilies are perennial plants with a display period of about two months.
Every year we observe with great enthusiasm as the attractive foliage of the lilies quickly grows and we wait impatiently for the flowers to appear.
Different Calla Lily plants have different coloured flowers and different coloured and shaped leaves. The leaves can be spotty, heart shaped, trowel shaped or elongated.
The plants have a period of dormancy. In Perth, Western Australia, this is during the winter when the leaves dry off and the plants lose their foliage (similar to a daffodil plant). After dormancy the leaves grow quickly into a beautiful display of fresh green. In the wild Calla Lilies grow in wet places so they need lots of water in the growing season. We have found they are more trouble free to grow than most plants.
Solitary flowers appear on the end of a long, leafless stalk, that often grows longer than the leaves.
Perth climate is a bit warm for Calla Lilies so we have had limited success - but this adds to the challenge. They like a cooler climate so we grow them in the shade and make sure they have lots of water in the growing season.
Calla Lilies belong to the Genus:Zantedtachia and the Family: Araceae - and are not a true lily. They are native to South Africa.
In Australia they are grown for their beauty.
They are displayed in many different ways:
eg. in pots on patios (or inside),
as cut flowers to decorate the home,
in wedding bouquets,
to decorate pews for a wedding
and their beauty has inspired many artists.
Calla Lily - 'Black Magic'
Calla Lily - 'Black Magic'
This Calla Lily is called 'Black Magic' because the golden yellow blooms have a distinctive black throat.
Calla Lilies are perennial plants with a display period of about two months.
Every year we observe with great enthusiasm as the attractive foliage of the lilies quickly grows and we wait impatiently for the flowers to appear.
Different Calla Lily plants have different coloured flowers and different coloured and shaped leaves. The leaves can be spotty, heart shaped, trowel shaped or elongated.
The plants have a period of dormancy. In Perth, Western Australia, this is during the winter when the leaves dry off and the plants lose their foliage (similar to a daffodil plant). After dormancy the leaves grow quickly into a beautiful display of fresh green. In the wild Calla Lilies grow in wet places so they need lots of water in the growing season. We have found they are more trouble free to grow than most plants.
Solitary flowers appear on the end of a long, leafless stalk, that often grows longer than the leaves.
Perth climate is a bit warm for Calla Lilies so we have had limited success - but this adds to the challenge. They like a cooler climate so we grow them in the shade and make sure they have lots of water in the growing season.
Calla Lily
Unfortunately we have lost the name of this Calla Lily.
Calla Lily
Calla Lilies belong to the Genus:Zantedtachia and the Family: Araceae - and are not a true lily. They are native to South Africa.
In Australia they are grown for their beauty.
They are displayed in many different ways:
eg. in pots on patios (or inside),
as cut flowers to decorate the home,
in wedding bouquets,
to decorate pews for a wedding
and their beauty has inspired many artists.
*** seriously exquisite ***
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