- Common name:
- Curculigo, Ground Orchid
- Category:
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Indoor Plants, Groundcovers,
Family: Amarylidaceae or Agave or Amaryllis family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade, Shade growing
- Water:
- Normal
- Primarily grown for:
- Foliage
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year, Flowers are inconspicuous
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Yellow
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 1 to 2 meters
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 1 to 2 meters
- Plant Form:
- Spreading
- Special Character:
-
- Good for Cut foliage
- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- Suitable for road median planting
- Hanging or weeping growth habit
- Good on seaside
- Grows best in humid and warm regions
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Old variety plants may be difficult to get
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Plant Description:
- - A long fergotten plant. You still see it in some old gardens.
- Looks very pretty if grown well.
- It is not a orchid - but called by that name.
- Tuberous rooted plants, height up to 1 - 1.5 m.
- Leaves 30 -60 cm long, 8-15 cm wind with channeled stalk, blade lanceolate, recurved, plaited.
- Flowers yellow, drooping, appearing almost on the ground.
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Growing tips:
- - Plants do best in semi shade.
- Good well drained rich soil is best. However they grow in a range of soils including poor soild.
- Do not let the plants dry out.
