Crossandra Plant Care Guide
Crossandra plants bloom gorgeous orange marmalade colored, firecracker-like flowers. This easy care plant will draw attention wherever it is placed!
Why People Love This Plant
Native to Sri Lanka and Southern India the orange marmalade firecracker plant known as crossandra is beautiful flowering plant, perfect for spring! Given its native regions, this flowering plant of course is going to love any tropical conditions you can provide. It’s a moderately fast grower, so plant this beauty in spring and watch it bloom! Bonus perk, this plant is known to attract butterflies when planted outdoors.
Your Guide to Care
Care: Easy to care for.
Light: Crossandra plants prefer to be given bright, indirect sunlight or a partial shade situation. It can stand some direct sunlight, and in winter it may need direct sunlight to stay warm and get the heat it desires. However, hot, direct sun may be too harsh and can result in leaves getting burned.
Water: During spring (growing season) make sure to water frequently and do not allow your plant to fully dry out. Crossandra is not a drought tolerant plant. While it does not like to be soggy, crossandra does prefer to be slightly moist over slightly dry. You can reduce the amount of water given in winter.
Temperature: These flowering plants love heat and can tolerate quite a lot of it. Conversely, it cannot stand the cold. Temperatures 55F and lower can cause damage to this plant.
Humidity: The tropical crossandra plant loves humidity and has needs of medium to high amounts. Make sure to spritz your plant,use a humidifier, place around other plants, everything and anything you can do to provide it!
Feeding: Fertilize monthly during growing season (spring and summer), and reduce to every other month during fall and winter.
Bonus
The true key to success with crossandra? Make sure to provide the high humidity it desires and keep it away from cold temperatures. You can also encourage blooms by removing dead and dying flowers from your plant.
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