Re: More on calla lilies...
This is absolutely fascinating..
Do you know which var.of Calla that you have Louise?
Larger type? white?
I am anxious to adapt them to winter them over in the beds also..
Thanks for sharing this info,and any other info regarding size,type,var.would be
most appreciated..
Connie
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> For Bobbi: I am in zone 5 (northern KY just across the river from
> Cincinnati). One year I failed to dig up my calla lilies before winter
> set-in and I resigned myself to loosing them. However, they showed up in
> the spring and the winter was one of our colder ones. Since then I have
> been leaving my calla bulbs in (about 4 years) with continued success. They
> are planted about 8-10" deep and I mulch the ground in the fall with
> shredded leaves. For the first few years I thought they were not going to
> come up but every year they show (they're late). I keep them heavily
> watered throughout the summer as they are naturally a bog plant. The bulbs
> are now about the size of a small grapefruit. They are not blooming as
> prolifically as they did originally so I'm anxious to hear if there is any
> advice on that.
>
> Louise Niemer
> Park Hills, KY
> zone 5/6
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