How to tend a Hedychium coronarium
Also known as: Amomum filiforme W.Hunter ex Ridl., Hedychium album Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Hedychium chrysoleucum Hook., Hedychium coronarium var. chrysoleucum (Hook.) Baker, Hedychium coronarium var. maximum (Roscoe) Eichler, Hedychium gandasulium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Hedychium lingulatum Hassk., Hedychium prophetae Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Kaempferia hedychium Lam., Hedychium coronarium var. baimao Z.Y.Zhu
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, resistant to half shade, avoid strong direct light
Soil
Slightly acidic soil with loose texture 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
- Tropical Asia
- Category
- Zingiberaceae, Hedychium
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period May-November
- Flower colors
- white, light yellow, red
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