Black Calla Lily 'Cantor'

Fall in love with near black trumpet blooms
Just £9.99
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Key Features

  • 'Cantor' is a much sought-after and simply beautiful Calla lily variety!
  • Producing stunning dark purple, almost black flowers each summer
  • Newly formed buds are black to begin with, opening to a rich dark maroon-purple
  • A real showstopper!
  • Supplied as a pack of 3 bulbs, ready for planting. Height 50-60cm (20-24in).
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Description

Introduce a fresh shade into your garden with the unique blooms of this highly sought-after and simply beautiful Black Calla Lily. 'Cantor' produces deep summertime, maroon-purple trumpets - you'll think they're completely black!

The big, tropical-looking flowers emerge across many months of summer, perched proudly on upright stems. Even the plant is a beauty, with wide and bright green leaves, often lightly speckled.

Grow singly in pots about 10-15cm diameter, or all three in a 20cm diameter pot. For best results, they should be kept very warm and well-watered once planted for two weeks to kick-start them out of dormancy - on a heater or an airing cupboard is fine, then once the green shoots appear, they can be placed outside.

The corms are shallow, and need to be planted saucer shape up, just with a shallow 1-2cm covering of compost only. You will be rewarded with tremendous displays of sumptuous calla flowers that last for 5-6 weeks and appear again year after year.

Supplied as a set of three bulbs, ready to plant.

Top Tips
Remember that hybrid callas prefer well-drained soil and they should not be allowed to sit in water.
Care Information

Planting Advice for Zantedeschia:

  • Plant corms any time between February and June when the danger of frost is past.
  • Bury them saucer shape up, just with a shallow 1-2cm covering of open, well-draining compost.
    Water well.
  • Keep them warm and well-watered once planted for two weeks to break their dormancy - on a heater or an airing cupboard is fine, then once the green shoots appear, they can be placed outside.

Aftercare Advice for your Black Calla Lily:

  • Water plants only when the soil is slightly dry as plants dislike soggy soil.
  • If you wish, pots can be sunk into beds and borders for the summer - callas will thrive in full sun to partial shade — bright, indirect light being ideal.
  • give plants a feed with a general-purpose fertiliser once the flowers are fading to promote leaf growth.

Winter Protection Advice:

  • Before frost threatens bring pots indoors, storing them in their pots in a dry place. In spring, restarting the cycle again with light and water.
Delivery Information

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Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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