caLLa LilY

Calla Lily

The calla lily is a beautiful and majestic flower that gardeners love to grow and wedding planners love to use. It is a trumpet-shaped flower with large leaves, making it predominant in a bouquet. The calla lily is popular with painters because of its appealing and elegant shape. Home designers love its simplicity.

Significance

Calla lilies are grown from rhizomes. Once planted, the rhizomes will multiply producing the trumpet-shaped flower that gardeners love. The calla lily is not really a lily or a calla. It is part of the zantedeschia genus and is native to Southern Africa. It is a hardy flower that grows easily in most soils as long as the climate is humid. The calla lily is also an excellent plant for the home

Warning
The elegant calla lily can also be a dangerous flower. If it is ingested, it can be toxic. The calla lily contains calcium oxalate crystals that cause intense burning and irritation to the mouth, lips and tongue. It can cause vomiting and difficulty swallowing



Article from : Does the Calla Lily Have a Symbolic Meaning? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_4577464_calla-lily-have-symbolic-meaning.html#ixzz0sppxIncM

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