Due to its white color, the calla lily flower means purity, peace, tranquility and calm.
It is a beautiful and graceful flower, which brightens and fills any environment with joy. In some cases this flower is also used to express indifference.
The yellow spadix that sticks out inside the flower symbolizes prosperity, happiness and spiritual enlightenment.
Calla lily flowers are inspiration for artists, who photograph or paint them in different ways on canvases that will bring warmth and harmony to the place where they will be exhibited.
The velvety flower has a natural design that makes it very elegant and sophisticated. It is a widely cultivated plant for ornamentation.
At weddings, they are used in decorative arrangements or even in bouquets brought by brides, who choose them because they symbolize the purity and innocence associated with the sacred act. As it is a very appreciated flower in terms of decoration, there are many people who reproduce the calla lily flower artificially through handicrafts. A material often used to recreate the flower in question is E.V.A. (Ethyl Vinyl Acetate), a chemical compound made from various materials. Artisan Cristina Luriko is known for teaching how to make a rug with crocheted calla lily flowers.
The calla lily plant, whose scientific name Zantedeschia aethiopica, is originally from Southern Africa and belongs to the family of Araceae. The genus name of this plant was given by the German botanist Kurt Sprengel in honor of the Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi. The calla-lily flower is also known as a lily-of-the-nile, calla-branca or jar (in Portugal). In English, this flower is called "calla lily".
\Caution is needed in handling as it is a toxic plant. In case of contact with the lips or tongue, it is common to have irritation, swelling, abundant salivation, difficulty in swallowing and breathing. This flower grows easily in environments with a lot of humidity, so it is common to see them leafy at the edge of lakes, wells, etc.
