1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
Container, In Water, Pot
Ground
1.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
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
1.5.2 Soil Type
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
1.7 Pruning
Cut away fading foliage
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
1.8 Fertilizers
20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
1.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
1.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction