Flower lovers can hardly get enough of the elegant indoor calla lily. Fortunately, the potted plants are quite easy to propagate. But you have to be patient if you want to grow your Calla yourself. You have to wait a while for the first flowering.

Multiply calla - that's how it's done!

There are two ways to propagate calla: by seed and by dividing the tubers.

It is far easier to propagate calla by dividing tubers than by seed. Calla sown almost never blooms in the first few years, while the divided bulbs develop plants with many flowers in the next year.

Grow calla from seed

  • Harvest or buy seeds
  • Prepare the seed tray
  • Sow seeds thinly
  • Cover with some soil
  • keep moist
  • Prick after emergence
  • Place in individual pots
  • Care like adult plants

Divide bulbs when repotting

Spring is the best time to divide bulbs. In principle, however, you can always divide the tuber if you are replanting the potted plant anyway. Gardening experts recommend repotting the calla every spring, even if it still fits well in the old pot.

If you lift the plant out of the pot with the bulb, you will in most cases find small offshoot bulbs on the main bulb. You can use these for propagation.

Using a clean, sharp knife, separate the offshoots with a clean cut. If there are no daughter bulbs, you can also divide particularly large onions in half.

Plant divided calla tubers

Put the tuber halves in sufficiently large pots with fresh soil and cover them. Place the pots in a bright, warm place and keep them well moist.

Normally, the first green leaves appear after a few weeks.

Flowers usually do not form in the same year. During the rest period, the tuber must gather enough strength again.

tips and tricks

Never use old soil when repotting calla or using divided bulbs for propagation. Used soil is often contaminated with spores and bacteria that cause the calla lilies to rot.

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