Is it a bulb? Is it a root? No, it’s a begonia—technically a “tuber”—that produces some of the most brilliant blooms in any late-season garden! A very versatile and colorful species, Begonias can be planted in pots, window boxes, the ground, or just about anywhere in either sun or shade.
Tuberous begonias are popular all over the world. Not only do they have attractive flowers, but their foliage can be quite interesting, too. They can brighten up both your indoor and outdoor gardens.
Begonia Tuberous Double make your garden look very beautiful as they start blooming in month April. The utterly captivating fragrance of fresh Begonia is hard to beat in a garden.
Simply plant the bulbs 20cm deep and wait for these lovely Summer blooming perennials to give you a pleasing look.
The genus Caladium includes seven species that are native to South America and Central America, and naturalized in India, parts of Africa, and various tropical islands. Caladiums are known for their big, heart-shaped leaves that display amazing color combinations of white, pink, red and green.
Caladiums can be grown in containers or clumped together within beds and border. There are numerous varieties of caladiums found in either the fancy-leaved or the strap-leaved cultivar. Often varieties that bloom for a short portion of the season.
Blooming on caladium plants is not common, but tubers planted in favorable locations tend to produce small flower.
Common Name
Elephant ear, Heart of Jesus, Angel Wings
Height
Up to 80 cm
Flower Color
Pale yellow (the flower-like bud on a caladium is a spathe)
Bloom Time
The flowers are inconspicuous and when grown as annuals, they may not have time to flower at all.
Difficulty Level
Easy to grow
Caladium Care
Caladiums grow from tubers and can be propagated by dividing the tubers
These plants thrive in moist, well-drained soil and are generally happier in partial shade
As foliage begins to die down in the fall, reduce water, dig up and air dry bulbs for a week
Calla Lilies make fantastic container and landscape plants, Speckled foliage and gorgeous blooms add a touch of elegance wherever they go, and despite their graceful appearance, they’re remarkably easy to grow.
Delicate and elegant, our Pink Melody Calla strikes the perfect note to bring harmony to any garden. This plant makes a bold statement with color gradients that start with white, dip into rich pink, and then finish with pale green at the eye. Its large size makes it ideal for prominent positions in the garden. Tall and floriferous, with strong stems that beg to be used for cut flower arrangements.
Calla lily is easy to grow and add a classy look to perennial gardens, cutting gardens and container plantings.
Calla lilies grow well in pots and planters. They can be mixed with other annuals, but usually perform better in a pot on their own. The flowers last for weeks.
Pick these easy-to-grow varieties for the best blooms. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, evergreen where rainfall and temperatures are adequate.
It has large clumps of broad, arrow shaped dark green leaves up to 45 cm long.
The inflorescences are large and are produced in spring, summer and autumn, with a pure white spathe up to 25 cm and a yellow spadix. The spadix produces a faint, sweet fragrance.
Dig up the rhizomes in autumn, usually after the first frost and store for winter.
Dig a hole about three times as deep as the height of the bulb.
Set the bulb in the hole, pointy end up, then cover with soil and press firmly
Space bulbs 8 to 10 inches apart
Water thoroughly after planting
Use the potting mix for bulb plantation as Garden soil + Compost + Perlite + Sand (2:2:1:1) Soil + Cocopeat + vermicomposting (2:1:2)
Keep them adequately fertilized and watered, misting the plant every so often to keep the ambient humidity high
They are susceptible to aphids so, take a look closely and apply insecticide.
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Its flowers are red, orange or yellow, sometimes with a faint, but very sweet perfume.
Clivias are herbaceous plants with long, slender green leaves. The flowers, which can be yellow, orange or red, grow as individual blooms on the tip of an umbel, which stands as a hardy stalk above the green foliage below.
These flowers have a bell shape to them and make for beautiful additions to a flower arrangement. Clivias do not form bulbs, but they do produce berries as fruits. It grows to a height of about 45 cm (18 in), and flowers are red, orange or yellow, sometimes with a faint, but very sweet perfume. It is sometimes known in cultivation as “Kaffir lily” (a term considered offensive in South Africa). The same name is also applied to the genus Hesperantha. It contains small amounts of lycorine, making it poisonous.
Sunlight
These plants do best as part-time outdoor plants, spending the summers outside in a shady spot with no direct sunlight. Bring them in during the winter rest period and keep in a lit but cool location.
Watering
Suspend water during the winter and resume again in the late winter or early spring.
Soil
A standard potting mix should be fine.
Temperature
With a minimum temperature of 10 C (50 F)
Fertilizer
During the growing season, fertilize every week with a weak liquid fertilizer. It also works to include controlled-release fertilizer pellets in the soil.
Clivia is the ideal plant for the shade garden or for containers. It purifies the air.
One adult plant can absorb one liter of impure air and release 80% of oxygen overnight
It performs photosynthesis under very weak light
3-4 plants are enough in a room for absorbing smoke and other contaminants
Caution
All parts of the plant are slightly poisonous. Hence, the pot should never be placed within reach of small children and pets.
