Ethiopian calla
Ethiopian calla is one of the plants of the family called araceae. In Latin, the name of this plant will be as follows: Zantedeschia aethiopica.
As for the Ethiopian calla lily family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Araceae.
Description of Ethiopian calla
For the favorable development of this plant, providing a light regime of partial shade or shade plays an important role. Throughout the summer, Ethiopian calla lilies should be watered abundantly, while the degree of air humidity should be kept quite high. The life form of Ethiopian calla lily is a rhizomatous 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 quite good in gardens near ponds or in partial shade. It is also permissible to grow Ethiopian calla indoors and in general purpose premises: here the pot with the plant should be placed at a distance of about one meter from a bright window, with the exception of windows with a northern orientation. It should also be noted that this plant is perfect for cutting.
However, experts recommend keeping this plant indoors exclusively 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 greenhouse conditions 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 care and cultivation of Ethiopian calla
To ensure successful growth of the Ethiopian calla, regular repotting is essential. The timing of repotting depends directly on whether you want the plant to bloom in winter or summer. To repot, remove the plant from its pot, remove old leaves, and then repot it in new soil, lightly covering the root collar with soil. The planting depth should be approximately two times the diameter of the rhizome. When growing the plant in a winter garden, repotting is not necessary. As for the soil mixture itself, you’ll need to mix one part sand and one part turf, plus three parts leaf mold. It’s also perfectly acceptable to mix equal parts of sand, humus, turf, peat, and leaf mold. The pH of this soil should be slightly acidic. It should be noted that if the soil dries out excessively, the leaves of this plant may turn yellow and then die completely. If there are significant temperature fluctuations, or if the air temperature is maintained at a high level during the winter, the petioles of this plant may stretch, bend, and the leaves themselves may become weak. In this case, the Ethiopian Calla lily will not bloom.
It is also important to remember that high temperatures combined with low humidity will damage this plant by spider mites in the winter, while in the summer, the Ethiopian Calla lily may be affected by mealybugs and whiteflies.
It is recommended to propagate this plant after the flowering period by means of daughter rosettes. It is also possible to propagate the plant by cuttings of rhizomes with buds during repotting.
Calla aethiopica (white).
