mercredi 3 avril 2019

Important Facts You Should Know About The Curcuma Flower

By Ronald Reed


One of the most spectacular plants you can add to your residential landscape is the curcuma. This plant is widely available in stores between late June and August. If you are buying it for the first time, it is highly likely that you will have some serious questions to ask. Here some facts you should know about the curcuma flower.

The plant can grow exceptionally well in garden beds, though it also thrives when potted. Putting your flower in a pot will enable you to grow it in your patio and other outdoor areas that are close to your house. You simply need to ensure that it receives adequate moisture and it is also planted in properly drained soils that are rich in organic matter. Within areas that mainly have clay or sandy soil, you can source organic matter and put it in the soil before you plant your flower.

The curcuma tropical beauties grow exceptionally well under both sun and shade. As long as they get some morning sun and some afternoon shade, their growth will be perfect. You can even so decide to grow them under areas that enjoy sunshine all day as long as they also remain moist.

People will often seek to know whether curcuma flowers spread. Well, you should not expect the flower to change too much in size from the moment you purchase it. You can therefore choose a small space where to grow it because it will not spread. Season after season, new leaves may appear, though the size of the plant will not change immensely.

The curcuma is not an ideal houseplant. In fact, if you plant it indoors, it is likely to go dormant and lose most or all of its flowers and leaves. If you have bright windows, you can place your plant close to them during the fall and summer months. You should shift your plant outdoors during late spring to avoid the risk of withering.

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 have distinctive, pine-cone-shaped flowers and this makes them show stoppers. While they do not do well under cold temperatures, they are tropical perennial plants. When the winter sets in, you can put them indoors, though you cannot treat them like other houseplants. In this case, you want to take the tubers and store them in a cool and dry area.

If your flower is planted in a flower bed, dig out the tubers, preferably during the fall. Wait until the foliage begins to turn yellow and clean the loose soil on the tubers before sun-drying them for a few days. You may then store the dry tubers through the winter in tins that contain sand or peat moss.




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