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Re: Fwd: kaempferias

Thanks!

>Hi Nancy & all,
>   This is what I found:  Kaempferia 
>Tropical plants which have ornamental leaves. They are natives of
>Borneo, Cochin China and other warm countries and belong to the family
>Zingiberaceae.  The name commemorates a German physician named E.
>Kaempfer.
> HOTHOUSE PLANTS:  These plants must be grown in a tropical greenhouse
>having a minimum winter temperature of 65 degrees; during the summer a
>warm, moist atmosphere must be maintained.  The best potting compost
>consists of peat and loam in equal parts with sand added freely.  The
>leaves die in autumn and during the winter the leafless plants,still in
>the flowerpots, are kept quite dry.
>     In February they are taken out of the pots, repotted in fresh
>compost of the kind advised, and watered carefully until they are
>growing freely;  when in full growth in summer, they need a good deal of
>water.  If an increased stock is required, it is obtained by separating
>the dormant plants into rooted pieces and repotting them singly in
>February.
>     The chief kinds are K. Roscoeana, which has handsome bronze-brown
>and green leaves; K. ornata, with variegated leaves and yellow flowers,
>and K. rotunda, which bears fragrant, white flowers tinged with rose or
>mauve.
>       
>
>
>
>Steve Philbrick
>N.E. Ohio
>Zone 5
>
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>Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 22:01:14 -0500 (EST)
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>From: stedman@interport.net (Nancy Stedman)
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>Subject: kaempferias
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>Does anyone know these plants? I can't find them in my reference books. How
>hard are they to grow as houseplants? What kind of light do they need? How
>big are they? How long do they bloom?
>Any info appreciated.
>Thanks, 
>Nancy Stedman
>
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