crape ginger
Taxonomy
Hellenia speciosa
Hellenia
Costaceae
Zingiberales
How to care for crape ginger
Water
How often to water your crape ginger
every 9
crape ginger needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Light
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Finding light for crape ginger in your home
a window
crape ginger may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of crape ginger in your home 🏡.
Nutrients
How to fertilize crape ginger
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your crape ginger after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for crape ginger
crape ginger
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
