Garnet Glow Calla Lily

Other Names: Lily of the Nile, Easter Lily, Arum Lily

Ornamental Features:

Garnet Glow Calla Lily features bold rose trumpet-shaped flowers with pink overtones rising above the foliage from early summer to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's large glossy heart-shaped leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Garnet Glow Calla Lily is an herbaceous annual bedding plant with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This is a high maintenance annual bedding plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Garnet Glow Calla Lily is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Accent
• Mass Planting
• Container Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Garnet Glow Calla Lily will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity extending to 24 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. Although it's not a true annual, this plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the following year.

This annual bedding plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant can be propagated by division.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets.