Calla Lillies

[tricketts]

I really want to plant Calla Lilies in one of my new flower beds. I had some bulbs from some old ones and I took them to dry them out but now they look crazy and I think that I destroyed them. I live in Arizona and I am wondering If I purchase bulbs when should I plant them and when will they bloom?

 

[lesa]

Do they feel hollow? If they are fairly solid, I would go ahead and plant them- what is the worst thing that could happen? Don't know when they would bloom in Arizona- sorry...

 

[hoodat]

We have to be careful with callas here in San Diego. They can spread and take over the garden in no time. They like us too much.

 

[tricketts]

They are not hollow so I think I am going to plant them and see what happens. I have them in a separate garden bed by themselves.

 

[ducks4you]

I am such a busy and SLOPPY gardener. I cleaned up the patch that is north of my garage and east of the walk, so that my 3 red generaiums could get some light. I pulled out all of the crabgrass, and sawgrass, and one or two other weeds, they dug out a space for the 8 coleus plants that had been sitting in their pots there for ...ahem...2-3 weeks--good thing it's shady and moist there.
I had forgotten about the potted purple calla lillies that I left there, too...ahem...ahem...a..hem... one month ago......
They look great! What do you think--should I put the four into some nice pots so that I can move them inside for the winter?