How to tend a Gloriosa superba
Also known as: Methonica doniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kunth, Methonica gloriosa Salisb., Methonica superba (L.) Crantz, Methonica plantii hort. ex Planch., Eugone superba (L.) Salisb., Gloriosa angulata Schumach., Gloriosa cirrhifolia Stokes, Gloriosa doniana Schult. & Schult.f., Gloriosa lutea Anon., Gloriosa nepalensis G.Don, Gloriosa rockefelleriana Stehlé & M.Stehlé, Gloriosa rothschildiana O'Brien, Gloriosa superba var. angustifolia Baker, Gloriosa verschuurii Hoog, Gloriosa superba f. doniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, Gloriosa superba var. superba , Methonica senegalensis Poit., Gloriosa superba f. angustifolia Kuntze
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like moderate light, put in places with scattered light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Yunan Xishuangbanna
- Category
- Liliaceae, Gloriosa
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period July-August
- Flower colors
- red, yellow
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