Look closely at their leaves and you can see the difference.
The calla lily, also known as a petal lotus, Guanyin taro, Guangdong wolfsbane, for the Tennessee family perennial evergreen herb. Stem stout, skin tea brown, leaves as large as taro, resembling the elephant's ears, so it is also known as elephant ear taro. Taro is a large shade-loving foliage plants, more suitable for garden cultivation in the south. I potted these years, will be put indoors for a long time, to obtain a welcome ornamental effect. Keep above 5 ℃ in winter. Every year in March and April, the two or three-year-old seedlings in 10-inch pots. Use composted nutrient soil mixed with 1/3 of the fine coal slag as substrate (mainly for potting soil to play a role in loosening). Then use well-rotted animal hooves or pig and sheep manure as base fertilizer. When the plant sends out new shoots, once a week to chase the application of nitrogen-containing thicker fertilizer solution. When the branches and leaves flourish, reduce the application of nitrogen-containing fertilizer solution, increase the application of phosphorus-containing fertilizer solution (foliar spraying of aqueous potassium dihydrogen phosphate is better), will soon be buds and flowers. Flower spathe type, from light green to creamy white, spikes of flowers about 20 cm long, exudes the fragrance of white orchids. Flowering period is from March to October, and when the weather is dry in May-June, spray water around the pot frequently. Wash the foliage frequently. Pots should be placed in the indoor air circulation, and often turn the pot to prevent partial crown. Seedlings, change the pot once a year in March or April, when it grows to 4 cm, will be lifted to the roots, so that the potting soil only buried roots, do not allow the stem base to grow seedlings. If you find seedlings grow, can be slightly grown when it is dug out of the pot to become a new plant, otherwise, but also to immediately bye by hand, so as not to fertilize with the mother plant. To often put the pot out of the outdoor to receive diffused light, so as to avoid the stem pulling high, the leaves are too fat. Wild calla lilies often bear seeds and can be propagated by sowing. The sap inside the stems and leaves is poisonous, so don't eat it or get it in your eyes.
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Calla lily belongs to the family of asparagus calla lily perennial rooted herb, also known as Ciguatina flower, water taro flower. The main morphological characteristics are leaf basal, entire, bright green color, stalk length for the leaf blade more than twice; flower stem higher than the leaves, flesh spike inflorescence yellow, spathe white, like a horseshoe shape; fruit fleshy. Natural flowering from November until the following June, the entire flowering period of 6-7 months. Calla lily leaves bright green, flower bracts white large, like a horseshoe, peculiar shape. Native to the rivers or swamps in southern Africa, light-loving, but also avoid strong direct light, the temperature needs to be warm and cool, humid, avoid drought, warm climate, cold intolerance, growth temperature of about 20 ℃. Prefer moist environment, intolerant of drought. Winter needs sufficient light, insufficient light less flowers. Like loose fertile, humus-rich permeability, acidic sandy loam. Its dormancy period varies with different regions. In the winter should be moved indoors, winter and spring flowering, summer due to high temperature and drought and dormant.
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