Image: Dividing Dark Calla Rhizomes for Propagation
Published: October 11, 2026 at 7:08:10 PM UTC
Close-up image of calla-like rhizomes being divided for propagation, showing exposed roots, new shoots, loose soil, green foliage and dark purple flowers.
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Image description
A close-up, landscape-oriented photograph shows a person dividing a large clump of dark-flowered calla-like plants at a wooden workbench. Only the person's forearms, hands, and dark denim-like apron are visible. The left hand supports a dense, soil-covered root and rhizome mass near the center of the image, while the right hand holds a narrow knife with a wooden handle and metal blade against the lower-right portion of the clump, suggesting the rhizomes are being separated. The main clump contains several rounded to irregular brown rhizome structures coated with dark soil, numerous thin tan and pale roots, and several pointed cream-to-pale-yellow shoots. Green leaves and thick green-to-purple stems rise from the clump toward the upper right, ending in several very dark burgundy-purple, nearly black, trumpet-shaped flowers. Several separated rhizome pieces lie across the foreground of the wooden work surface. These pieces have exposed roots and prominent pale shoots, with loose dark potting soil scattered around them. At the lower left is a rectangular black plastic tray containing dark potting material, and at the right edge is part of a round black container filled with similar soil. In the left background, a black plastic pot contains a mature plant with glossy green leaves marked by numerous small white spots and several dark burgundy-purple flowers. Additional green foliage and indistinct garden or greenhouse elements appear farther behind, softly out of focus. The composition centers attention on the exposed rhizomes, roots, shoots, and the knife, with the mature dark flowers providing visual context above and to the left. The dominant colors are earthy brown and black from the soil and containers, medium to bright green from the foliage, cream and pale yellow from the new shoots and roots, dark burgundy-purple from the stems and flowers, and warm brown from the weathered wooden workbench and knife handle. The plants and work area appear actively handled, with moist-looking soil adhering to the root masses and scattered across the bench. No readable text, labels, logos, or brand markings are visible. The exact botanical identity or cultivar cannot be confirmed solely from the image.
The image is related to: Growing Black Calla: A Practical Garden Guide