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Zantedeschia elliottiana 'Picasso'

 

Calla lily 'Picasso'

The flowers of this lily start as creamy colour and as the funnel opens reveals a deep purple throat with creamy/white around the top. This plant is essentially a swamp plant and will therefore require frequent watering in the summer. NOTE all parts of the plant are poisonous.

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plant Features
  • Calla lily Picasso likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Calla lily Picasso likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Calla lily Picasso is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Calla lily Picasso likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Calla lily 'Picasso'

Latin name

Zantedeschia elliottiana 'Picasso'

type

Perennial

family

Araceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Calla lily Picasso likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Calla lily Picasso is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Calla lily Picasso likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Calla lily Picasso likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Calla lily Picasso is 0.60meters x 0.60meters 0.60 M 0.60 M

Zantedeschia elliottiana 'Picasso'

The flowers of this lily start as creamy colour and as the funnel opens reveals a deep purple throat with creamy/white around the top. This plant is essentially a swamp plant and will therefore require frequent watering in the summer. NOTE all parts of the plant are poisonous.


Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Late Summer

Flowers are like funnels and are in shades of pink to almost violet

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant tubers into flowering position in the spring. Can be planted into containers for over wintering in a frost free place. Dig in well rotted garden compost or manure into the planting position before planting in a moist site. When they are grown in pots, Calla Lilies should be kept constantly wet and should be given a weak solution of liquid plant food every 3 weeks while they are showing signs of new growth. Indoors, grow them in a sunny window at a temperature of about 70° F.

 

Propagation by division spring

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Using a fork dig up plant, try to keep the root ball as complete as possible. Split the root ball at the centre with a sharp knife or a spade. Replant the plants to the same depth as the original and keep well watered until established.

 
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