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Need help with my Calla Lilly

Posted by mrbigmarsh none (My Page) on
Thu, Mar 8, 12 at 18:00

I just seperated and repotted my calla lilly and now it is drooping a couple hours after. well only the flowers are. Did i do something wrong? Should I not have seperated them and put them in seperate pots? I need help fast.


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RE: Need help with my Calla Lilly

why yes.. you did ..

NEVER...EVER split and repot any plant that is flowering ...

you do it after flowering.... at least..

and even better.. right after it went dormant last fall ... or just prior to planting time ..

the plant is extremely stressed when in the process of procreation.. which is the whole point of that big fancy flower.. and you can not.. at that time.. disturb its entire root system.. and rip the darn thing apart ...

stake the flower... and water it.. put it in shade.. and MAYBE the roots will pump enough eater to replace the lost turgidity ....

you can not lose turgidity during procreation... it just really messes up the whole process ...

welcome to GW ...and good luck

ken

ps; there is a joke in there.. somewhere...


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