How deep should I plant my calla lily bulbs? And if I plant them in a planter how tall/big should that planter be?
Thank you
B.
I have a Calla Lily Q
There may be a few folks here that grow callas, but this forum deals mainly with Lilium, which are true lilies. You might get a quicker response in the Bulbs forum.
Happy Gardening!
Thank you Moby ... I'm pretty new to Callas ... I just know they say "Lily" in the name ... lol ... I'll post over there ... thank you again Moby.
B.
No problem! :) LOTS for flowers have 'lily' in the name, for no reason at all. :)
I guess that like a cana lily? Or a Crinum lily?
What makes a lily a lily?
Lilies are scaly bulbs that are never truly dormant. Here is some info to help explain how lilies are different. http://lilies.org/view-nals-articles/growing-from-seed/4-lily-culture.html http://lilies.org/view-nals-articles/growing-from-seed/8-propagating-lilies.html
Thank you very much Moby.
Brandy
In my zone (6), they are more like annuals. I have excellent luck inground as well as containers. While not a lilium, they are wonderful plants, and the bloom lasts about 3 weeks. Occasionally they come up from the previous year. They are planted about 4 inches deep. We protect the garden bulbs with leaves.
This year they all had attractive leaves. See the zantedeschia here.
They have such a graceful form ~
here's the start of one of my callas'...
here's another one... you can see the lil bulbet (?? right ??) is practically sitting on top of the dirt.
We gave you a lot of info, but did not answer your question. Four inches should do it.
thanks....they"ll be ok in the container?
I put them in a window box with about 6 inches of soil. Since you're in a much warmer zone, I think I'd put them in a somewhat larger container, maybe 8 inches deep with multiple bulbs. If they're mature bulbs in zone 6, we plant in March, and they come up in July. Since I buy new each year, I mix up the bulbs as some bloom earlier and they stay pretty for so long. I would not expect bulblets to bloom for a few years.