How to raise calla lilies? Culture skills of calla lilies

Have you ever seen a flower like calla lily? Calla leaves green, flowers bright, common flower colors are red, white and pink these three colors, very good-looking, with high ornamental value, we can try to cultivate a few plants, how to raise that Calla?

1. Soil: Calla likes loose decaying soil with good air permeability and drainage, and decaying soil can also effectively maintain moisture. At the same time, pearlite or peat soil and sand can be used together to effectively maintain good drainage and ventilation of the soil. Because its root system grows in the upper part of the sphere, the bottom of the basin soil is padded with some coal slag or coarse sand that is permeable to water and air.

2, temperature: calla lily likes warm environment, especially not cold, suitable for growth between 15 degrees and 25 degrees, high temperature and low temperature will make calla lily stop growing, or even death, summer is higher than 25 degrees, should sprinkle some water on the page to cool down, or move to a cool place, in winter, it is best to keep the indoor temperature above 10 ° C, the temperature is too low may lead to freezing damage.

Humidity: Calla often grows in swamps. It likes warm and humid environments very much. If you want to cultivate Calla at home, you need to maintain the high humidity of its growing environment.

4, light: calla lily likes a semi-shady environment, can not accept direct light, otherwise it will burn the leaves, but if you want calla lily to bloom more, it is best to accept warm sunshine in the morning and evening, summer high temperature and strong light season, must be appropriate shade. In winter, when the light becomes weak, calla lilies can be placed indoors to supplement the light.

5. Watering: Calla lily likes to grow in a relatively humid environment, so in the breeding process must do a good job of watering maintenance measures, the soil is slightly dry to water in time, but also to irrigate the soil, so as to ensure its humid environment, but also can not water too much, water once accumulated water will affect its growth, even rotten roots phenomenon, in winter because the temperature is low, water evaporation is very slow, so you can reduce the frequency of watering.

6. Fertilization: During the growth period, decomposed bean cake water can be applied to calla lily every 20 days; during the most rapid growth period of calla lily, thin fertilizer water can be applied every ten days, and the fertilizer is mainly nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Before anthesis, nitrogen fertilizer was reduced and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer were increased. Don't fertilize too much, and don't splash on the leaves to avoid burning the roots and burning the leaves yellow.

7. Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests: Common diseases and insect pests of calla lily include leaf mold, leaf spot disease, root rot and seed fly. Leaf mold will turn leaves yellow and appear patches of different sizes. Leaf spot disease is to produce pale brown to yellow brown spots. Root rot is that the lower leaves of the plant first wither and then spread to the inner leaves. Different diseases should choose different prevention and control methods, you can go to the market to choose a special control solution for diseases, in general, should strengthen plant management at ordinary times, keep the room ventilated.