How to tend a Cheilocostus speciosus
Also known as: Amomum arboreum Lour., Amomum hirsutum Lam., Banksea speciosa J.Koenig, Cardamomum arboreum (Lour.) Kuntze, Costus angustifolius Ker Gawl., Costus argyrophyllus Wall., Costus crispiflorus Stokes, Costus foeniculaceus Noronha, Costus formosanus Nakai, Costus glaber (K.Schum.) Merr., Costus glabratus Rchb., Costus hirsutus Blume, Costus lamingtonii F.M.Bailey, Costus loureiroi Horan., Costus nepalensis Roscoe, Costus potierae F.Muell., Costus sericeus Blume, Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm., Costus speciosus var. angustifolius Ker Gawl., Costus speciosus var. argyrophyllus Wall. ex Baker, Costus speciosus var. dilnavaziae M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida, Costus speciosus var. formosanus (Nakai) S.S.Ying, Costus speciosus var. glaber K.Schum., Costus speciosus var. hirsutus (Blume) K.Schum., Costus speciosus var. sericeus (Blume) K.Schum., Costus spicatus var. pubescens Griseb., Costus vaginalis Salisb., Hellenia grandiflora Retz., Kaempferia speciosa (J.Koenig) Thunb., Planera speciosa (J.Koenig) Giseke, Tsiana speciosa (J.Koenig) J.F.Gmel., Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht, Costus speciosus var. leocalyx Nakai, Pyxa speciosa (J.Koenig) M.R.Almeida, Costus speciosus var. hirsutus Blume, Costus formosanus (Nakai) S.S.Ying, Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) Govaerts, Cheilocostus potierae (F.Muell.) M.G.Harr. & Zich, Hellenia speciosa S.R.Dutta, Pyxa speciosa var. dilnavaziae (M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida) M.R.Almeida, Costus speciosus var. nipalensis (Roscoe) Baker, Hellenia speciosa var. dilnavaziae (M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida) S.R.Dutta
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, water less frequently in winter dormancy
Sunlight
Like sunshine, resistant to half shade
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy soil
Fertilizer
Apply 1-2 times monthly in spring, no fertilization in winter when dormant
Pruning
Remove withered flowers, diseased and yellowing leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Tropical Asia
- Category
- Zingiberaceae, Costus
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height ⥠20 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period July-September, fruiting period September-November
- Flower colors
- white
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