mercredi 27 février 2019

Facts You Ought To Know Before Buying A Curcuma Flower

By Ronald Reed


If you are looking for a spectacular plant to add to your landscape, you should consider getting curcuma flowers. In the majorities of cases, you will find them in stores from late June to August. There are numerous frequently asked questions about this plant and it is best to know some basic facts about the curcuma flower and the kind of care it needs.

It is perfectly okay for you to plant the flower in garden borders and beds. However, the curcuma plant is also perfect for pots. Enjoying the flower as a potted plant will allow you to keep it right outside your house. For it to thrive, it will need plenty of moisture and properly drained soil that is packed with organic matter. In case the soil available at your place is clay or sand, simply add a generous amount of organic matter before planting your flower.

Curcuma flowers are tropical beauties so you can choose to grow them under the shade or sun. The plant will even so thrive best in areas where it can get some morning sunlight and plenty of afternoon shade. If you choose a garden bed that gets sunshine all day, you merely need to ascertain that the grounds remain effectively moist.

A decent number of first-time buyers will ask if the curcumas spread. Well, the plant will not change much in terms of height and width from the time you buy it. It will not spread and this makes it excellent for small spaces. You should, however, look forward to seeing impressive leaf growth each season, though this may not mess with the size of your curcuma.

Curcumas do not make excellent houseplants. What happens when they are put indoors is that they go dormant and lose the leaves and flowers. During the summer and fall months, it is perfectly okay to place your plant close to bright windows. It may even so start to wither when it is not moved outdoors during late spring.

Because curcumas are tropical plants, you may wonder what happens to them during the winter. What is beyond debate is that they do not do well when exposed to frost, meaning that they may not survive a cold winter. If your area experiences freezing temperatures, then you need to consider the curcuma as an annual plant. There are some tips that could increase the chances of your curcumas surviving through the winter.

Curcumas are breathtaking. They have unique, flowers that are pine cone shaped and they showcase glorious candy hues. Because the plants are tropical perennial, they can survive the winter months with a little care. First, take the flowers indoors when the conditions are chilly. They will go dormant so treating them like houseplants may not help. The ideal way to go about this is to store the tubers in a dry and cool area.

In case the flower is planted in the ground, dig out the tubers during fall. Ideally you should wait until the foliage starts to yellow. Clean out the loose soil on the tubers and allow them to dry in a sunny place for a few days. You can then store them in a container with peat moss or sand over the winter.




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