Calla flowers - what they look like and what the varieties and varieties are called

Calla lilies are considered one of the most elegant and unusual flowers. Delicate and sophisticated, they are increasingly becoming a symbol of innocence in the hands of the bride. The unobtrusive aroma of inflorescences is remembered, but at the same time it does not cause headaches.

Callas are flowers for both open field and potted cultivation. You can find a wide variety of shades: from classic white to radical black, with a similar description of the structure of the bud.

Elegant bouquet

These flowers have spread from South Africa, where calla is a swamp inhabitant, which is why it requires moisture in the soil and air in new habitats. Today they can be found both in Russia, including the Far East and Siberia, and in Europe. Representatives of horticultural crops love moist soils, mainly near water bodies. Flowers of various shades are often used to decorate artificial garden ponds and streams, planting them on the banks.

Garden varieties of calla lilies

Having decided to plant callas in your own garden, you can collect an amazing composition of popular varieties that differ from each other in the color of the buds, as well as the appearance of the leaves.

Calla Sunshine

The variety got its name due to the appearance of flowering specimens; it translates from English as a sunny color. This calla is yellow, bright like the sun. During flowering, it reaches a height of 0.6 m. The foliage is juicy green.

Sunshine variety

It pleases with its beauty from July to August inclusive, resembling bright rays scattered underfoot. He loves sunlight, however, direct sunlight can scorch the foliage, so it is better to plant the plant under the crown of trees or shrubs, which will protect the garden beauty from direct ultraviolet radiation.

Calla Cantor (Charlotte)

This variety reaches a height of 0.7 m. The leaves are large, light green with white spots of small diameter over the entire surface. Cantor blooms with maroon flowers, almost black. They are excellent for undercut growing, as they retain their fresh appearance for a long time. It is often combined with white calla lilies to get a contrasting bouquet, or it is staggered with white varieties, thus achieving extraordinary beauty of the flower bed.

Garden variety "Chameleon"

These plants differ from their monochromatic relatives in the variety of peach tones that can be observed on each bud. The leaves, like Kantor's, are covered with white specks, the main tone is light green. In height it can reach from 0.7 to 1 meter. Also prefers partial shade or direct sunlight in the evening.

Calla "Amethyst"

This is one of the tallest and most expressive varieties. Its leaves are located quite low, almost do not stretch up, lazily disintegrating in different directions from the rhizome. The flower bearer, having a very strong stem, is capable of reaching 1.2 m in height, proudly towering above the green with a delicate violet petal. The color is not monotonous, the inner surface has a gradient overflow, with increasing saturation towards the edge. May die from a one-time drying out of the soil.

Calla "Vermeer"

This variety is not tall, the maximum stem height will not exceed 70 cm, even under the most favorable conditions. It is distinguished by an unusual color of the petal - its inner surface is deep purple, contrasting with the yellow cob of the core.The edges and the entire outer side of the petal are white. The leaves are spotty, reminiscent of dieffenbachia.

Attention! The juice of any kind of calla lilies contains substances that can cause severe irritation and allergic reactions when it gets on the mucous membranes. When cutting off the flower stalks for bouquets, it is imperative to use gloves.

Calla Ethiopian

The representative of this variety is the classic calla, the flower of which is painted in a snowy color. The petal forms a large bud, dense and resilient. It retains a fresh look for a long time after cutting, which is an indisputable advantage for those who decide to decorate the banquet hall with white calla lilies or choose these flowers for a wedding arrangement (bridal bouquet or boutonniere).

Ethiopian variety

Calla Ethiopian requires simple care at home (the garden princess should only be covered by the penumbra of a sparse nearby shrub or mesh fence from direct exposure to aggressive sunlight in the summer months).

Tuberous indoor calla lilies

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Calla lilies sprouting from tubers, unlike those that feed on rhizomes, do not need high soil and air humidity, but they do not tolerate drought well. It is optimal to carry out regular watering, avoiding waterlogging of the soil and not allowing the earth to dry out, forming cracks.

Tuber varieties

The homeland of indoor plants is still the same South America. Thanks to the labor of breeders, it became possible to grow a free beauty in pots on window sills, while completely not limiting oneself to only snow-white varieties.

Elliott

When calla lilies of this variety bloom, harmonious overflows can be observed: the outer surface of the petal is light green, the inner one is bright yellow. The variety is profusely blooming, which is good news for flower growers. The windowsill will be a bright accent in the room for more than one summer month.

Aethiopica

The most popular indoor plant variety is aethiopica. Flowering is characterized by a dense funnel expanding towards the top. The flower bearer is able to reach a height of one meter, with the right choice of a pot and a sufficient amount of diffused light. White calla lilies love moisture more than other varieties of tuberous representatives of this family. Therefore, it is important to keep the potted soil moist in order to obtain abundant flowering.

Attention! If the top layer of the earth looks dry, but already at a depth of 1 cm the soil is wet, you do not need to water the plant - this will lead to an excess of moisture, which can contribute to rotting of the tuber.

Picasso

Calla of the Picasso variety is distinguished by the uneven color of the inner side of the petal. The core is colored deep purple, creating a contrasting background for the yellow cob of the core. The edges of the inner side and the entire outer surface are white. Growing calla lilies of this variety in a pot requires the presence of water in the pan. The room temperature should be close to 22 ° C.

Odessa

Calla varieties Odessa has won the hearts of wine lovers. With sufficient light, it can take on a dark ruby color, sometimes very close to black. Calla lilies do not differ in the duration of flowering from the standard indicators of congeners - from July to the first days of September, the flower will delight with its deep saturated color.

Attention! All tuberous and rhizome calla lilies are not frost-resistant and are not able to endure frosts without assistance. Therefore, the tuberous varieties are cleaned of dried leaves, the tuber is wrapped in cloth and stored in a ventilated container in a cool, dark place.

Mango

The cultivar got its name from the fact that the flowering of calla lilies resembles mango in color. Sometimes it may even seem that among the greenery someone has spread the ripe fruits of a tropical plant - so calla lilies bloom juicy and give a subtle sweet aroma. A bright picture can be observed from the beginning of August, when the first petals appear.The rest of the spring-summer period, the plant builds up its green mass in order to gain strength for juicy flowering.

Mango variety

This variety requires 12 hours of daylight hours, which provides a rich hue.

Mix

Calla lilies Mix are the most adapted to apartment maintenance, they are also called a colored variety. They are less afraid of drafts and temperature changes, but still you should not intend to create extreme conditions, even for such a stable variety, so as not to shorten the flowering period. The petal can acquire several shades: from pink to purple. Calla lilies of this variety are called mix, because the flowering options are ambiguous.

Magic

Calla lilies Majestic bloom with unusually scarlet flowers. Red calla lilies are used as a symbol of passion in landscaping and interiors in places where accents are required. This type of tuberous plant has one cultivation feature - unlike its relatives, it does not tolerate the slightest stagnation of water. Therefore, it is necessary to plant a flower in a necessarily drained soil to allow excess water to go away. If the stem of the flower bearer begins to lose its elasticity, this means that there is too much water in the soil.

Garnet glou

Calla lilies Garnet glove do not have any aroma at all, unlike other varieties that delight with a light sweet smell. They love the variety for its unusually crimson petals. It was bred adapted for indoor cultivation, however, with a fairly stable climate in the summer, it can be planted in open ground without losing its decorative properties.

Similar flowers

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Very often, inexperienced growers, in an attempt to get calla lilies, mistakenly acquire flowers that are similar in appearance to the flower bearer.

Spathiphyllum

During flowering, spathiphyllum throws out arrows with a white ear, which has a snow-white petal fixed. It does not envelop, like a veil, the core, but only decorates it, like an open sail on one side. The green mass of spathiphyllum is also similar to calla leaves, albeit smaller in size.

Blooming spathiphyllum

Spathiphyllum is not suitable for cutting; when the flower bearer separates from the plant, the flower quickly darkens and withers. The leg is thinner and more fragile.

Interesting. Sometimes, after the end of flowering and ripening of the cob, the petal can be reborn into a modified leaf and acquire a green tint.

Lily

During the dormant period, from spring to June, the lily can be mistaken for calla lilies, due to the strong similarity in the shape of the leaves. When the first buds appear, it will become clear which flower it is. The second similarity of the lily is the rich color palette of buds, which almost exactly repeats the variety Elliott and Mix, the shape and number of petals of this plant have no similarity to calla lilies.

Anthurium

A flower with red, like calla lilies, flowers, but with a completely different shape of leaves and not wrapped in stamens, is called anthurium, or "male happiness." If you do not know exactly what the bud should look like, you can mistake it for the Magic variety. Its petal is also quite dense and elastic, but has a pronounced glossiness, due to which it shines in bright light. For cutting, like spathiphyllum, this flower is not suitable, it is grown exclusively for admiring during flowering in a live form.

Interesting. Spathiphyllum and anthurium are plants that are close in terms of soil and temperature requirements in terms of indicators that are comfortable for calla lilies. These flowers really have similarities both in appearance and in many other biological indicators, since they are close relatives - they belong to the Aroid family.

The superstition that calla is a funeral flower has no basis. Different peoples have different cultures, which in no way affect the lives of people all over the planet. If somewhere in African countries white buds are used for burial, this does not mean that the flowers themselves are bad luck.It is just a way to perform the ritual using the daily available natural resources, including plants. The tenderness and elegance of petals on a thick peduncle will make the owner of a beautiful bouquet stand out from the crowd, highlighting her status.

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