Calla Ethiopian

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Calla Ethiopian is one of the plants of the family called aroids. In Latin, the name of this plant will sound like this: Zantedeschia aethiopica. As for the Ethiopian calla family itself, then in Latin it will be like this: Araceae.

Description of Ethiopian calla lilies

For the favorable development of this plant, an important role is played by providing a partial shade or shade light regime. Throughout the summer period, the Ethiopian calla should be watered abundantly, while the degree of air humidity should be kept quite high. The life form of the Ethiopian calla is a rhizome plant.

Quite often, this plant can be found either in winter gardens or in greenhouses. It should be noted that it is in such conditions that the Ethiopian calla will feel best. At the same time, the plant will also feel pretty good in gardens near water bodies or in partial shade. It is also permissible to grow Ethiopian calla lilies in indoor conditions and in general premises: here the pot with the plant should be placed at a distance of about one meter from the light window, with the exception of north-facing windows. It should also be noted that this plant is great for cutting.

Nevertheless, experts recommend keeping this plant indoors only during the winter period, and keeping this plant in the garden the rest of the time. If the Ethiopian calla is constantly in the apartment, then the life of this plant will be only a year or two. It is noteworthy that under the conditions of a greenhouse, this plant can live even more than five years.

As for the maximum size in culture, the height of the peduncle of some varieties can be about one meter.

Description of the features of the care and cultivation of Ethiopian calla lilies

For the favorable cultivation of Ethiopian calla lilies, you should take care of transplanting on a regular basis. It is noteworthy that the time of transplantation itself will be directly dependent on when the flowering of this plant should be obtained: in winter or in summer. For transplanting, the plant should be removed from the pot, cleaned of old leaves and then planted in new soil, while the root collar of Ethiopian calla should be lightly sprinkled with soil. The planting depth should be about two diameters of the rhizome piece. When the plant is grown in a winter garden, then such a transplant is not necessary. As for the composition of the land mixture itself, you will need to mix one part of sand and sod land, and also add three more parts of leafy soil. In addition, it is quite permissible to mix the following elements in equal proportions: sand, humus, turf soil, peat and leafy soil. The acidity of this soil must be slightly acidic.

It should be noted that with excessive drying out of the soil, the leaves of this plant may turn yellow, and then completely die. When rather sharp temperature fluctuations occur, and a rather high air temperature is maintained in winter, the leaf petioles of this plant can stretch, bend, and the leaves themselves become weak. Also, the flowering of Ethiopian calla lilies in this case will not occur.

In addition, it is important to remember the fact that at high air temperatures in combination with a low degree of humidity, this plant will be damaged by a spider mite in winter, but in the summer season, Ethiopian calla can be affected by mealybug and whitefly.

It is recommended to propagate this plant after the flowering period by means of daughter leaf rosettes. In addition, you can propagate the plant with pieces of rhizome with buds even during transplantation.