Calla Lily

Calla lilies are one of the most beautiful flowers with a unique form of the flower, coming in a wide array of clors. Callas are also known by such other common names viz., arum lily, trumpet lily, Pig lily. Calla lilies are native to South Africa, which are easy to grow bulb or rhizome plants.

Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Zantedeschia

Calla lilies are excellent houseplants, best for beds, borders, bouquets and flower arrangements. Calla lilies are falsely called as lilies, but are not true lilies.

Calla lilies have long-petioled, basal leaves arising from a thick rhizome. The inflorescence, on a leafless flower stalk, consists of a spathe and spadix. The spathe, a large, flaring, trumpet-shaped bract, surrounds the spadix which is covered with tiny flowers.

Facts About Calla lilies

• Calla lily is a perennial bulb.
• Calla lilies grow to a height of 1 1/2 to 4 feet.
• The Calla lily leaves are 1 1/2' long, rich green.
• Blooming time of Calla lilies is late spring.
• The word Calla comes from the Greek term for beautiful.
• The Calla lily roots are the most dangerous part of the plant.