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Spiral plant clipping6/13/2023 The Crepe Ginger has the tendency to produce offsets or plantlets from the leaf nodes just below the spent flower heads or at the cut top-end of the stems. ![]() By separating the aerial offsets or plantlets – ![]() Plant the sections separately in pots or in the ground as desired.Ĭ. By division of the Crepe Ginger clump –ĭig out the entire clump from the ground or container and divide it into smaller sections. Then, pot them separately in well-drained and moisture-retentive medium.Īlternatively, you can plant them in the ground, 30 cm or more apart, to give it enough space to grow, as new shoots are sent up from the ground as the rhizomes creep forward. Take note that a single rhizome is able to produce many new leafy shoots that will form a wide clump easily under favourable growing conditions. Select pieces of rhizome, preferably with at least one or two viable eye buds, usually seen at the tips or around the stem scars. By sections or pieces of rhizome –ĭig out from the ground a rhizome section with several of its stems trimmed off (you can even use the healthy stems, cut into shorter lengths to propagate new plants too). Some of the methods on how to propagate Cheilocostus speciosus (Crepe/Spiral Ginger) are : A. Wow… they grew by leaps and bounds and haven’t been happier ever since we relocated them! And, we’re absolutely thrilled and excited as it rewarded us with its first bloom about two weeks ago!Īnother interesting feature of this herbaceous Cheilocostus speciosus (formerly know as Costus speciosus) with rhizomatous growth habit is it can be propagated easily in various ways. We could tell from the appearance of our plants that they weren’t at all happy being potted for one and a half years, so we replanted them in the ground last October, at a semi-shaded site. Not surprising at all that we too have joined the bandwagon and added this gorgeous plant to our garden, two years ago. This ornamental shrub has become a common and popular garden and landscape feature in the tropics and sub-tropical regions. The terminal stems will be beautifully adorned with inflorescences that display large, frilly and snowy-white flowers that flare out from the pinecone-like, reddish-brown bracts. Botanically known as Cheilocostus speciosus, the Crepe Ginger stands up to 3 meters tall and is a sight to behold, especially when grown en masse and flowering.
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