How to tend a Eustoma grandiflorum
Also known as: Bilamista grandiflora Raf., Eustoma andrewsii A.Nelson, Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum (Hook.) Kartesz, Eustoma gracile Engelm. ex Small, Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf.) Shinners, Eustoma grandiflorum f. album (Holz.) Waterf., Eustoma grandiflorum f. bicolor (Standl.) Shinners, Eustoma grandiflorum f. fisheri (Standl.) Shinners, Eustoma grandiflorum f. flaviflorum (Cockerell) Shinners, Eustoma grandiflorum f. roseum (Standl.) Shinners, Eustoma russellianum f. album Holz., Eustoma russellianum f. bicolor Standl., Eustoma russellianum f. fisheri Standl., Eustoma russellianum f. flaviflorum Cockerell, Eustoma russellianum var. flavum A.M.Davis, Eustoma russellianum f. roseum Standl., Eustoma russellianum f. leucantha Greenm., Eustoma russellianum var. gracile A.Gray, Lisianthius russellianus Hook., Urananthus russelianus Benth., Lisianthius glaucifolius Nutt.
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry, water daily in summer
Sunlight
Long-day plant, likes sunshine, but avoid very strong sunlight
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Holland
- Category
- Gentianaceae, Eustoma
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height 15-18 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-August, viewing period 2-3 weeks
- Flower colors
- dark purple, pink, purple red, green, pure white, white flower with purple edges, white flower with red edges
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