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Common Name: CALLA LILY - 2 sizes - standard and mini
Botanical Name: Zantedeschia aethiopica (standard) : Zantedeschia rehmannii (mini)
"Nickname (s) ":
Origin: see History / Legends below:
Availability:Year round - specific colors available at different times of the year
Lasting Quality: 8 - 10 days with proper care
Design Techniques:Used for clean, sleek lines in European and hand-tied bouquets. Both sizes are very popular in wedding work TIP: you can force open a Calla by gently placing micro waved warmed cotton balls around the stamen or 'gently stroke the flower apart with your fingertips.
Preservation Quality:
How Packaged:Standard size sold as each
Mini-size sold 10 stems per bunch
Size:Standard Calla: single large bloom 5" - 7" long, with thick stems to 40" long
Mini Calla: single bloom 1.5" - 2.5" long with thick stems to 12" long
Available colors: Standard: White, yellow, green, Goddess / green - white
Mini: white, reds, pink, mauve, purple, yellow, lavender
Bi-colors: Flame:red / yellow, white/pink tips, cream/pink, pink/white, l lavender/purple, mauves
You have purchased fresh flowers in bulk...
They come to you just as the Florist receives them, and they usually don't look like the ones in the Florist's cooler. Your Florist may go through several bunches to select the "Right flowers" for the arrangement. As a Florist for over 20 years, I believe each flower is beautiful and has a place somewhere in your flower arranging.
Enjoy your flowers!
Priscilla
The HOW TO SHEET...
Prepare & Care for Freshly Cut Bulk CALLA LILIES
Our bulk flowers are cut and shipped directly from the grower or distributor to your door overnight. They come to you just as a Florist receives them:
- Dry cut
- Packed tight
- Blooms vary within bunch
- Sometimes a bloom or two is broken off within a bunch
- By buying "in bulk" you do the work the Florist must do to get your Field Packed flowers to look like the ones they sell in their shops, saving you money!
When Your Flowers Arrive, You Need To:
- Remove the plastic sleeve from the bunch
- Remove the rubber band or twisty-tie from the bunch
- Now you can work on one stem at a time
For Each CALL LILY/ StandardOR Mini - You MUST:
- Cut 1 inch off the stem using a sharp knife or scissors
- Place each stem in a large container filled with 6 inches or more of warm water with a packet of flower food for every bunch (Clean trash cans work great!!) Callas can be left out at room temperature
- Keep container at room temperature for 2 to 4 hours to 'harden'** see below
- CAUTION: One Rule MUST be followed!!!
- No fruit or vegetables are allowed in the refrigerator with fresh flowers
- WHY? Because fruits and veggies emit an ethylene gas that 'puts the flowers to sleep'!!-- Droopy heads are NOT pretty!
**HARDENING YOUR FLOWERS... ABOUT YOUR WATER...
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Means getting them to drink water and food immediately, since they haven't had any since the dry cut procedure in the field.
This 'hardens' / prolongs the life of the flowers to their optimum. The flower life support needs water and food constantly. They are always thirsty!!! |
Distilled or bottled water is best for your flowers. Avoid using tap water from your sink or commercial water softner. We have tested tap water in our city (we have good drinking water) and were surprised at how a flower's life differed from one part of the city to another. When we had the water analyzed, it had different concentrations of chemicals and the flower's life span was shorter than when using distilled or bottled water. |
HISTORY / LEGENDS OF THE CALLA LILY
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