Re: Calla lilies - sun or shade?
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Calla lilies - sun or shade?
- From: B* D*
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:26:46 -0500
Jim, would they want to bloom in February here too, or would they tend to
get acclimated so that they would bloom, say, in late summer here? Is
ANYBODY in zone 5 or 6 having success treating these plants as hardy
perennials and getting them to bloom? Anyway, thanks for the tips, and
I'll try at least more water and some plant food this year. (It is in VERY
LIGHT shade.)
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, J.E. Shields wrote:
> In South Africa, the callas were blooming in August, which is late winter
> there (like February here). I saw them blooming around Stellenbosch. The
> southwestern Cape is probably about like USDA zone 9 in most places.
>
> I would guess -- pure speculation -- that your plant would need more sun
> Bobbi, plus fertilizer and lots and lots of water, in order to bloom.
>
