My husband bought me these for Christmas and I love them. I know the basic care for them but it's the throws of winter. What do I do with them? We have been having a very warm winter that even my plumeria are not dormant yet. Should I just take care of them as normal and hope for the best?

Hi Victoria,
despite the name, Calla is not a lily nor does it have any association with lilies. Calla is the genus of the flowering plants in the family Araceae.

Lucius93 said:Hi Victoria,
despite the name, Calla is not a lily nor does it have any association with lilies. Calla is the genus of the flowering plants in the family Araceae.

True, but that does not answer the TS' question.


Calla lilies need full sun and except one (Z. aethiopica), none can survive long frost. They are generally grown as dahlias: summer flowering and dug up in autumn for an indoor dormancy protected from wet and cold, or left in ground to take a gamble (very free draining soil and alot of mulching are needed though)

In your case you could try to keep it alive indoors near a bright window and supplement it with grow lights, or place it somewhere outside where it might get just a touch of frost to kill the foliage, but not the tuber to force it into dormancy and then store it until you're ready to replant it in late spring.

True, but that does not answer the TS' question.

You're right but this is a lily forum and there is a high chance no1 will know the answer and help TS. You did answer it and that's great but I am sure there is special place on this forum that people can ask Calla specific questions. I didn't mean to be rude. I just pointed out that this is not right place for this topic.