I was given a calla lily for a gift. I have hear that the can be planted
out doors. I haven't been able to find and info on the how to do this.
Does anyone have ay experience with this they would like to share?
I live in Southwestern Idaho, incase climate matters for the lily plant.
We have a long growing season, but it does freeze in the late fall.

il Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:15:10 -0600, "Jackee" ha scritto:

I was given a calla lily for a gift. I have hear that the can be planted
out doors. I haven't been able to find and info on the how to do this.
Does anyone have ay experience with this they would like to share?
I live in Southwestern Idaho, incase climate matters for the lily plant.
We have a long growing season, but it does freeze in the late fall.

Is it edible?
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

"Loki" wrote in message
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il Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:15:10 -0600, "Jackee" ha scritto:

I was given a calla lily for a gift. I have hear that the can be
planted
out doors. I haven't been able to find and info on the how to do this.
Does anyone have ay experience with this they would like to share?
I live in Southwestern Idaho, incase climate matters for the lily
plant.
We have a long growing season, but it does freeze in the late fall.

Is it edible?
--
It is if you're a lily beetle.

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:15:10 -0600 in
, "Jackee" not available graced
the world with this thought:

I was given a calla lily for a gift. I have hear that the can be planted
out doors. I haven't been able to find and info on the how to do this.
Does anyone have ay experience with this they would like to share?
I live in Southwestern Idaho, incase climate matters for the lily plant.
We have a long growing season, but it does freeze in the late fall.

For what it's worth, I have several outside in the ground--they come
up like clockwork, as they have for the past 30 years, at least, but
then, I live a little south of San Francisco as opposed to Idaho.

As far as I know, the rhizomes won't take freezing, but the plant
itself is relatively hardy. Dig the bulbs up before winter if it snows
around there and replant them after it thaws, what the hey.

Call a nursery, see what they say.

and don't eat it.

I believe that hardiness depends on the variety. I have a few dozen callas
that a neighbor gave me over 10 years ago. She said she had grown them in
successfully in Maine. I'm in PA, where winters are variable but always
include extended periods of below freezing temperatures. The callas are
always very late in emerging--after a tough winter, they may not come up
until June--but they have bloomed reliably, and beautifully, for me each
year. Unfortunately I don't know the variety name; they are pure white, and
have foliage that's speckled with silver.

Callas I see listed in catalogues are never rated for my zone, and I think
the newer hybrids with the colored flowers are especially cold sensitive.
Probably not worth the risk of leaving it outdoors in Idaho if is has
special meaning for you.

Cheers,
Sue

--

Zone 6, South-central PA



I was given a calla lily for a gift. I have hear that the can be planted
out doors. I haven't been able to find and info on the how to do this.
Does anyone have ay experience with this they would like to share?
I live in Southwestern Idaho, incase climate matters for the lily
plant.
We have a long growing season, but it does freeze in the late fall.

For what it's worth, I have several outside in the ground--they come
up like clockwork, as they have for the past 30 years, at least, but
then, I live a little south of San Francisco as opposed to Idaho.

As far as I know, the rhizomes won't take freezing, but the plant
itself is relatively hardy. Dig the bulbs up before winter if it snows
around there and replant them after it thaws, what the hey.

Call a nursery, see what they say.

and don't eat it.

"Loki" wrote in message ...
il Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:15:10 -0600, "Jackee" ha scritto:

I was given a calla lily for a gift. I have hear that the can be planted
out doors. I haven't been able to find and info on the how to do this.
Does anyone have ay experience with this they would like to share?
I live in Southwestern Idaho, incase climate matters for the lily plant.
We have a long growing season, but it does freeze in the late fall.

Is it edible?

no, as a matter of fact it is poisonous, and survives outdoors only in
Zone 8+. In Idaho, it is strictly a houseplant.

In article ,
Loki wrote:

Is it edible?

I think I tried one as a kid. shudder

il Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:30:18 +0100, "shazzbat" ha scritto:

"Loki" wrote in message

il Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:15:10 -0600, "Jackee" ha scritto:

I was given a calla lily for a gift.[...]
Is it edible?

It is if you're a lily beetle.

LOL :-)
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

il 15 Apr 2004 20:05:07 -0700, (simy1) ha scritto:
[...]
Is it edible?

no, as a matter of fact it is poisonous, and survives outdoors only in
Zone 8+. In Idaho, it is strictly a houseplant.

Aha, so since it grows easily here outdoors with zero care we must be
at least zone 8. The clues acrue... :-)
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

Calla lily
(Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Contact: Diane Relf, Extension Specialist, Environmental Horticulture
August 1996





DESCRIPTION:
Flower is a solitary, showy, funnel shaped unfurling spathe. Spathe is
6" - 9" and tapers to a point. Spadix rises from the center of the spathe.

COLORS:
White, Yellow, Pink

AVAILABILITY:
March to June

FRAGRANT?
Yes

USES IN ARRANGEMENT:
Focal point

SELECTION GUIDE:
Watch for brown edges or tips, or bruised areas on spathes.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Pull stems

RECOMMENDED FOR HOME CULTURE?
Yes

HOME CULTURE NOTES:
Popular house plant and hobby greenhouse plant which needs rest period in
summer if grown indoors. Hardy to Zone 8.

PROPOGATION:
Rhizome division

CA
Before arranging, recut stems, remove foliage that will be under water &
put in mix of warm water & floral preservative for a few hours or overnight.
Place arrangement away from direct sunlight, heat vents, air conditioners
and drafts. Water and remove dying blooms and foliage daily. To prolong vase
life, every 4 - 5 days, recut stems & clean container thoroughly. Rearrange
remaining flowers, adding mixture of warm water & floral preservative to
your "new" arrangement. Floral preservative is recommended and is available
commercially.

NOTES:
The white Calla Lily is fragrant.

This material was developed by Carol Ness as part of the Interactive Design
and Development Project funded by the Kellogg Foundation. Mary Miller,
Project Director. Diane Relf, Content Specialist, Horticulture. Copyright
1989 by VCE.

"Jackee" not available wrote in message
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I was given a calla lily for a gift. I have hear that the can be planted
out doors. I haven't been able to find and info on the how to do this.
Does anyone have ay experience with this they would like to share?
I live in Southwestern Idaho, incase climate matters for the lily plant.
We have a long growing season, but it does freeze in the late fall.




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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:15:10 -0600, "Jackee" not available wrote:

I was given a calla lily for a gift. I have hear that the can be planted
out doors. I haven't been able to find and info on the how to do this.
Does anyone have ay experience with this they would like to share?
I live in Southwestern Idaho, incase climate matters for the lily plant.
We have a long growing season, but it does freeze in the late fall.

I'm in Boise, they're not hardy here, could plant them out if they are
dormant right close to the last spring frost date, so they can start
rooting underground, but come up after it's safe. Then lift them in
the fall and store indoors.

I always wanted some but they were too expensive for me to plant and
probably lose in the fall when I couldn't get them dug up in time.

Janice