Scientific Name
Etlingera corneri Mood & Ibrahim
Common Name(s)
Rose of Siam, Siam Rose
Synonym(s)
Etlingera terengganuensis
Scientific Classification
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Etlingera
Flower
Color: Red
Bloom Time: Throughout the year
Description
Etlingera corneri is an erect perennial plant with distinct stems that bear leaves and other leafless stems bearing clusters of flowers. It grows up to 13.1 feet (4 m) tall. The overlapping outer cup bracts are silky porcelain red, shaped to create a rose-shaped flower.
The spectacular inflorescences are used as exotic and long-lasting cut flowers in the Tropics.
How to Grow and Care
Growing Torch Ginger is possible in a range of soil types. However, a major problem when growing Torch Ginger plants is potassium deficiency. Potassium is necessary for the correct uptake of water, which is necessary for the optimum growth of this large plant.
Add potassium to the soil before growing Torch Gingers by working it into unplanted beds to about a foot (30 cm) deep. Organic means of adding potassium include the use of greensand, kelp, or granite meal. Test the soil.
When growing these plants in established beds, fertilize them with a food high in potassium. This is the third number on the fertilizer ratio displayed on the packaging. Once the potassium is right in the soil, watering, an important part of learning how to grow torch ginger successfully, will be more beneficial.
See more at How to Grow and Care for Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior).
Origin
Etlingera corneri is native to southern Thailand and the northern region of the Malay Peninsula.
Links
- Back to genus Etlingera
- Plantpedia: Browse flowering plants by Scientific Name, Common Name, Genus, Family, USDA Hardiness Zone, or Origin
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