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How to grow Costus lucanusianus growing and care:
Warm climate all year
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
In order to get the same as the mother plant yes
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Slugs
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Dead leaves and stems
Size of the plant?
1-2.5 m, 40-100 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full shape
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Can bloom most of the year mostly in summer to autumn
General information about the flower:
Fragrant pink flowers grow inside bracts
Scientific name:
Costus lucanusianus
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Autumn flowers Spring flowers Summer flowers Winter flowers
Flower colors
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Tropics Climate
Ornamental parts
Ornamental flower Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Evergreen Geophyte Herbaceous Perennial plant
Plant Uses
Floristry Fragrance Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants Shade Plants
Watering plants
Big amount of water Regularly water
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 12 Hardiness zone 13