You mean the blooms alone are 2 and 3 inches... right? Have you grown these exact specimens before? Did they do better for you? I've grown similar types with similar results and others with much bigger results. I think the only thing you can do is watch that you don't put them in too early (warm house to cold ground equals shock) and that you provide a good compost/fertilizer/moist base. Also, if the bulbs were small going in, that might have something to do with it. Are you cutting off your blooms when they start to discolor or close? If your not, or if your waiting too long, that may be a lot of energy going into seed production rather than bulb expansion.

Okay here's me showing that 1) I'm new at gardening and 2) I didn't think much before posting. LOL

Yes, the blooms are 2-3". I've never grown these before (first year gardening, remember LOL) ~ I planted them fresh out of the package from Lowe's. LOL These are the first blooms on both plants, and they're not yet faded, but as soon as they show signs I will clip them right off so the plant can focus it's energies on new flowers. I have one other calla purchased as a forced bulb from a local nursery and it's blooms are large (6" or so?) -- I have been clipping them when they turn green. I guess I haven't seen a mature bulb, so I can't say for sure if these would be considered small or not, but I'm guessing so... Generally speaking, the bigger the bulb grows, the bigger the flowers? Or am I misunderstanding that?

Thanks for your help. :)
Meagan

Well, there are different types of callas. The type you show tends to be smaller. A bigger type would be the kind with white 'windows' on the leaves. Within each group there is more variation. Between each smaller group (purples or reds or whatever) there is even more variation. So dependent on what kind of plant you bought as a forced bulb, there could be big differences.

My bet is that the bulbs you bought were tiny little dried out things that just need a season or two to bulk up to gain maximum size. Don't expect too much, though, as it is blooming which means the bulb was big/old enough for it to do so. I mean, don't expect the blooms to be twice the size, for example. You can probably expect a good deal more foliage and some more blooms, however.

Keep it, baby it, love it and mix it with others and you'll be happy no matter what.

Okay, that makes sense. The one in the first pic is called "Rubylite Rose". And although the one in the second pic came from a "mixed pack", I'm guessing it's probably the same as the colors are similar, as are the leaves. Out of the mixed packs (I bought two), most of the others are the varieties that have the windows on the leaves, so I'm hoping for bigger blooms on those. So far, the leaves are bigger. The one I bought as a forced bloom is called Black Eyed Beauty (white bloom) and none of the others I have here are showing those large, heart shaped leaves.

Nice little project in comparison here. :)

Thanks,
Meagan

Hi i grow a lot of calla lily and the pink ones are smaller then the yellow ones. To make a nice show plant them in a cirle and put the yellow in the middle and the pink and purple and red on the outside. You can use bulb booster I find this year I have try it and boy what a different it made they really grew faster and the leaves are really darker. Now i have to go and buy some more. Anna