1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
1.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Offsets
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
1.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
1.4.3 In Spring
1.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
1.5 Soil
1.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
1.5.2 Soil Type
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
1.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
1.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
1.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilizer every month during spring, Requires high amount of nitrogen, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Earwigs, fungus, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Root rot, Scale, Thripes
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
1.10 Plant Tolerance