Calla lily is a plant that many flower lovers raise at home, not only for its high value but also for its air-purifying effect.
The most important thing to remember is that you can’t have a lot of time to water your calla lily, so there are various problems in the process of maintenance.
How often to water calla lily? The watering interval for calla lilies is often related to the season. In spring, when the plant has just resumed growth, watering is usually done once every 4-5 days, and insufficient water can affect the growth rate.
In summer, when the temperature is not too high, water every two days, as high temperatures can cause the plant to go dormant, so you can waterless. In the fall, when growth resumes, water every 3 days. In winter, water once every 10 days.
SO HOW OFTEN TO WATER CALLA LILY?
Watering in Spring
Calla lilies have bright green leaves and bright flowers, so they need plenty of water during their growth, and they need to be watered every 4-5 days in the spring.
Watering in Summer
The summer temperature is very hot and water evaporates quickly, so you need to give Calla lilies additional water, water every two days, pay attention to the degree of wetness of the potting soil from time to time, pay attention to the water can not be stagnant.
Watering in Autumn
In early autumn, you still need to water more often, just once every 3 days or so. As the temperature decreases, you can reduce the watering appropriately to avoid the water evaporating improperly in the soil due to the low temperature.
Watering in Winter
In the winter, pay attention to water control for calla lilies, master the principle of dry and wet, water every 10 days, and every week with a rag to wipe the foliage, not only to remove dust but also to make the leaves of calla lilies become greener.
Watering during the growing season
In spring and autumn, when the plant is at its peak, it should be watered once a day to keep the soil slightly moist, and when the weather is dry, it is necessary to sprinkle water around the plant frequently to increase air humidity.
Watering during dormancy
Temperature higher than 25°C(77°F) and lower than 5°C(41°F) calla lily will enter the dormant period when its demand for water is relatively low, so in its dormant period need to strictly control water, each watering before you need to observe the dryness of the soil, generally, every 7-10 days watering, to keep the soil slightly dry best.
Caution
However, how often to water the calla lily depends on the temperature, climate, and location. If it is kept indoors, water it less.
When the climate is very dry, spray the area around the calla lily to increase the humidity of the surrounding air and encourage better growth. On rainy days, stop watering and pour out the water in the pot in a timely manner.
CALLA LILY CARE PRECAUTIONS
Do not smoke
Calla Lily is very sensitive to “smoke”, so do not place it in the kitchen, stove, and other places with smoke, otherwise it will lead to the phenomenon of yellow leaves, or even the phenomenon of falling leaves, affecting the normal growth of Calla Lily.
Summer shade
In the summer, you must shade the calla lily, although the calla lily likes sunlight, in the hot summer when the temperature is too high, strong sunlight will lead to the calla lily’s leaves yellowing and even fall off.
Summer potting
The best time to change the pot is in the summer, the calla lily will be pulled out by the roots, then remove all the old roots, at least half of the old soil, replaced with new soil and replanted to prevent poor growth of calla lilies due to soil caking.
CONCLUSION
Through the above introduction, I believe we all understand how often to water the calla lily, I hope you can raise a beautiful calla lily.
Watering during the growing season
In spring and autumn, when the plant is at its peak, it should be watered once a day to keep the soil slightly moist, and when the weather is dry, it is necessary to sprinkle water around the plant frequently to increase air humidity.
Watering during dormancy
Temperature higher than 25°C(77°F) and lower than 5°C(41°F) calla lily will enter the dormant period when its demand for water is relatively low, so in its dormant period need to strictly control water, each watering before you need to observe the dryness of the soil, generally, every 7-10 days watering, to keep the soil slightly dry best.
Caution
Watering calla lilies, but also need to according to the temperature and season to reasonable watering, such as the rainy season, you need to water less, but also need to timely drainage, to avoid the soil has waterlogging, resulting in it rotten roots. In summer, in addition to watering control, you also need to pay attention to ventilation, otherwise, the plant is easy to breed pests and diseases.
