Calla Lilies At Sunset

The calla lilies looked especially beautiful tonight at sunset, although it was a bit chilly out there! Warm weather is on its way though:)

Here are some interesting facts about Calla Lilies that you might not know:

The Calla lily is a perennial bulb.
Though called a lily, Calla lilies are not really lilies.
Calla is a flowering genus of twenty-eight species originating in Africa and growing mostly in marshy areas.
Calla lilies are grown from bulbous roots with finger-like growths. These are known as tubers.
The blooming time of Calla lilies is late spring.
The word Calla comes from the Greek term for beautiful.
The Calla lily roots are poisonous

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