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Arum lily /calla lily is rotting away

rolanda.woorolanda.woo Posts: 94
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I bought this beautiful plant in the garden centre only three weeks ago. It was all fine until I planted it into the compost in the new flowerbed two weeks ago(we are going away for holiday soon, so thought it stands better chance to survive in the ground).

One of the leaves first started turning yellow weekend. Then I realised it started to rot from lower down. The stems of 2 leaves and one flower turned slimy and gave away as soon as I touched them. Today another leave has gone with two other flower obviously started turning yellow from top.

I understand the possible explanations are root root due to over watering or fungi/bacteria.

I'm not sure what to do with it. The ground is not extra dump. But it does drain slowly. I only started gardening this year. Can't tell if the soil is clay or not. At least my neighbour lady who has a whole garden of plants doesn't think it's clay soil. 

Shall I dig it out or leave it be? Would the fungi/bacteria affect other plants in the same area ? (Before this, none of the other plants had problem with the compost/soil.) What shall I do with it? Anyway to save it? 

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  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    If they are rotting ,and it sounds like they are ,they can’t be saved .Maybe too wet has caused this .
  • rolanda.woorolanda.woo Posts: 94
    @bcpathome , It's a shame as I really loved it! If I leave it there, would it introduce decease/fungi to other plants in the area?
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    Don’t think so. If you leave it planted and just plant round it ……..like leave the bulb in the ground , it might come again next year .
  • rolanda.woorolanda.woo Posts: 94
    bcpathome said:
    Don’t think so. If you leave it planted and just plant round it ……..like leave the bulb in the ground , it might come again next year .

    Thank you. I will leave it there then...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's unlikely to have any disease as such, but if it's rotting, especially at the base, then it's certainly too wet below ground. It may have been suffering for a while anyway, although if you bought it recently that seems unlikely. You could always lift it and re pot it up just now. Perhaps the nice neighbour would even look after it for you while you're away on holiday.  :)

    I'm sure you already asked about this recently, but maybe I'm mistaken - quite possible!  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • rolanda.woorolanda.woo Posts: 94
    Fairygirl said:
    It's unlikely to have any disease as such, but if it's rotting, especially at the base, then it's certainly too wet below ground. It may have been suffering for a while anyway, although if you bought it recently that seems unlikely. You could always lift it and re pot it up just now. Perhaps the nice neighbour would even look after it for you while you're away on holiday.  :)

    I'm sure you already asked about this recently, but maybe I'm mistaken - quite possible!  :)
    Thank you, @f@Fairygirl. I do get an impression I've asked about it somewhere, but I thought I posted somewhere else. Must be wrong. Sorry! 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Just a thought ... could you have planted it a bit deep ... most plants are very upset if you plant them too deeply.  The surface of the soil that was in the pot should be level with the surface of the soil in the garden.  Possibly nothing to be done about this now, but worth bearing in mind for the future.  

    Enjoy your holiday  B)



    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    No problem @rolanda.woo - I just though I was having deja vu!   :D

    That's a good point from @Dovefromabove, and could be a factor. 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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