Globba Red Dragon - ginger orchid

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Re-stock: seasonal - see description

$8.85

Terrible name, beautiful plant. Definitely a talking point for your subtropical garden border, or indoors where it will often flower happily. Comes from Asian jungles, so warm, moist, and shady are the watchwords.

Seasonally available usually from January until sold out

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Description

Globba winitii 'Red Dragon' - ginger orchid, orchid ginger
APPEARANCE: Small tropical plant from Indonesia and Thailand, related to the edible gingers. Leaves are typical of the ginger family; flowers are long delicate strands of purple broad petals and long proboscis-like yellow petals
USE IN: Tropical gardens in shade; underplanting; indoors as a houseplant.
PLANTING: Globba likes it moist and warm and shady. They often flower happily indoors. Mulch and water regularly until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks.
CARE: For longest flowering and lush new growth provide additional water during dry periods and feed with a diluted liquid fertiliser monthly.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 50cm H x 30cm W.
YOUR PLANTS: These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80 mm x 42 mm wide.

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