Ornamental plants Alpinia

This ornamental plant is a flowering plant that has a variety of shapes and colors. Are related with Alpinia gingers with distinctive flowers. The character of this plant is a plant with a high clump reach 2 meters. Many people who use it as an ornamental fence, because the stems are erect and gather. 

 
 Alpinia plants are very tolerant of shade half sun shines, if too much sun, the growth of Alpinia not too good. Moisture is needed Alpinia is moderate to high with watering being. Since then the plant is flowering ornamental plants prefer soil that is rich in nutrients, relying on well drained and moisture being.  

Alpinia maintenance very easy, just moved at a less frequent watering and planting location a good placement. Here's how to plant propagation Alpinia:  

1. Select plants that have been berumpun many old and older.


2. Propagation this plant is done by splitting rizhome, with cut off the rizhome who already have roots.


3. To adapt to its environment, choose a shady spot to plant Alpinia who have been separated.


4. Watering is done once a day until the plant has adjusted and ready to be moved as an ornamental fence or to take the flowers as fresh flowers.

People are not too familiar with this plant as an ornamental plant, has been using this plant as part of consumption. Plant part is the interest taken, by way of picking the petals and usually cooked as a vegetable. Now the plant is widely grown for commercial purposes, usually for interest interlude in the circuit or center flowers like heliconia plant. To learn more about the heliconia, please visit the previous article.