How to propagate calla lilies? These methods you need to master

Flowers & Gardening Jan 1, 1970 0 views

We can propagate it by dividing the bulbs, dividing the offsets, or sowing seeds. Dividing the bulbs requires us to cut off the small bulb-like plants around its tuber when it enters dormancy and plant them separately; sowing requires us to wait until its seeds mature, collect them, and then plant them in pots; dividing the offsets requires us to cut off the small stems around it in around September and plant them separately.

1. Propagation methods

1. Dividing the bulbs

This is its main propagation method. When it enters dormancy, we need to cut off the small bulb-like plants around its tuber and then plant them separately.

2. Sowing

This method requires us to wait until its seeds mature, collect them, and then sow them, usually in pots indoors. The temperature for germination needs to be 18 to 24°C, and after 15 to 20 days they can germinate. Generally, after three months of planting, flowers can grow.

3. Dividing the offsets

After flowers grow in May and June, its leaves will gradually wither, and then new leaves will grow. When we change it to a new pot in mid-September, we can remove the small stems near the mother plant and then pot them up.

2. Precautions

1. If planting outdoors, it is generally planted after autumn. The distance between two plants should be 25 cm, and fertile, sticky soil should be used. Generally, garden soil plus coal ash and animal manure will do.

2. After planting, cover it with 3 to 4 cm of soil, and after 20 days, seedlings can grow. During the growth period, it likes sufficient water. We need to frequently sprinkle some water on its leaves and the surrounding ground, and keep its leaves clean.

3. It likes warm and humid areas. Usually it needs shading, and when it is flowering, it needs sufficient sunlight, otherwise its spathe will have a green tint, which is bad for ornamental value. It needs three to five hours of light every day, otherwise the leaf stalks will grow very long, which is not very attractive.

4. Its resistance to severe cold is not very strong. By mid-October, it should be moved into a greenhouse. In summer, besides shading it, it is also necessary to spray water to cool it down and keep it moist.

5. It needs a lot of fertilizer and a lot of water. During its growth period, water it more. Fermented chemical fertilizer can be used for it, applied once every 2 weeks. When adding fertilizer, do not sprinkle the fertilizer into the leaf sheaths, otherwise it will rot. After its flower buds appear, increase its fertilizer, which can make its flowering period longer, the flowers larger, and more beautiful.