I purchased a beautiful healthy 2 foot Calla Lily last week and yesterday I transplanted into a larger pot with fresh potting soil and gave it a feeding of Miracle Grow. I placed the pot in a sunny environment and this afternoon when I went to check my beautiful plant, I found the stocks of leaves and flowers had completely drooped over. Is it possible I have planted it too deep? I haven't over watered it. Could this be merely due to a change in environment, causing it some stress or potentially too much sun?
The plant is suffering from transplant shock, or repot stress. Generally, it is better to slowly introduce newly potted plants to sunlight rather than putting them right smack into it. They need time to acclimate to their new environment. I would make sure it has plenty of water and move it to a less sunny location for about a week or so and then slowly introduce it to more sunlight as it strengthens. More often than not, plants will recover on their own. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/hpgen/repotting-stress-treatment.htm
I have Callas, Glads, Freesias, and some succulents planted in pots. Do they have to be dug up in the fall or can I just bring the whole pot in and store in a cool, dry place? This is my first time for succulents. Will they last over the winter and grow again next year?
The bulbs can be stored in the pots in a cool, dry location. You will need to occasionally water your bulbs in containers about once a month over winter to keep them from totally drying out. Then put the pots back out once warm temps return. As for the succulent plants, these can simply be brought indoors and cared for as houseplants, again watering no more than once monthly or as needed over winter.
Last year I planted 2 separate calla lilies. I'm not sure the exact type, but they had dark green leaves with white spots. They never flowered, but I still kept them watered in hopes that they would bloom this year. Now my husband and I feel like we've gone crazy! The lilies that have come up are not the same as last year. I know it is the same spot, and we had nothing else planted in that flower bed except tulips. But they look like Asiatic lilies almost. There are no blooms, but it is a long stalk with many short dark green leaves growing straight out. Have we lost our minds? How could this happen? Seriously, there were no other plants even remotely close except the tulips. I have scoured the internet and can't find anything. I know it's not really important, but it's kinda driving me nuts. If you have any ideas, I would so appreciate them!
If you planted the calla lilies with a nursery pot, it is possible that some Asiatic lily seeds got mixed into the potting soil for the calla lilies. Nurseries are on some level plant factories, so sometimes, plant debris (including seeds), get mixed in with the soil and can sprout later.
I have calla lilies growing in containers. I live in zone 9. My blooms droop down and never fully open.
They likely need more water. Increase your watering. It should be at least daily and 2x a day if the temps are over 80 F.
My yellow Calla Lilies have stopped blooming. The flower has turned back to green and developed seed pods - stunting the growth of the plant itself. Seeds are so heavy the leaves fall over to the ground. Help! What do I do?
As the pods mature, their weight will naturally bend the stem to the ground. Eventually, they will begin to turn yellow and become mushy, indicating they are ripe. At this point, you can harvest the pods for propagating additional plants. Otherwise, you can simply cut them off once they appear or cut the spent blooms just prior to their development.
Have planted these calla lilies and they are now all drooping over. Do we tie them, stake them, or let them droop? They look very healthy and great colors.
The plants may be suffering from transplant shock if newly plants. They need time to acclimate to their new environment. I would make sure it has plenty of water and even a dose of fertilizer (at half strength). More often than not, plants will recover on their own.
When the calla lily dies in its pot, what to do with it? My zone is too cold to plant outside.