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- Pull calla from seed
- Pull calla from seed
- Harvest or buy seeds yourself
- Buy or trade seeds at retail stores
- Sow Calla
- Tips & Tricks
The calla can be propagated by seeds.
Pull calla from seed
First of all: drawing calla from seeds is expensive. Above all, it takes several years for the plants thus grown to form the first flowers. It is only worth digging room calla if it is a particularly beautiful, otherwise not available varieties.
Pull calla from seed
Harvest or buy seeds yourself
Germinable seeds can only be obtained from the flower of your room calla if it has been pollinated. Either take a brush for it, or let the blooming Calla stand on the terrace for some time.
Within the often referred to as blossom colored bracts are the seeds on a small flask.
When the flower has flowered, cut off the bulb and hang or place it in a dry place. The small round or egg-shaped seeds, depending on the variety, can then be shaken out easily and kept in a dark place until sowing.
Buy or trade seeds at retail stores
Seeds for the Zimmercalla can also be obtained from the garden trade. Here you have the certainty that the seed actually germinates.
Among flower lovers, there are exchanges in which the members exchange seeds for especially beautiful houseplants.
Sow Calla
Prepare a planter with very clean soil. Seed the seed as thinly as possible and dust some soil over it. Place the planter in a 20 - 22 degrees warm location and keep it moist.
It takes a long time for the first seedlings to appear. Once they are big enough, they are sporadically and planted in their own small pots. Make sure that the soil is free of bacteria and fungal spores.
Even if the room-calla drawn from seed will not flower in the first years, you have to keep it moist until August and allow it to dry out in the following rest period.
Tips & Tricks
Instead of pulling your favorite calla from seeds, you can multiply them by dividing the tubers. This requires much less effort and the new plants usually bloom in the coming year.