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    GLOBBA schomburgkii
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    GLOBBA schomburgkii

    Commonly known as Dancing girl ginger

    A small growing Ginger Lily with bright green foliage and racemes of yellow flowers
     
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    • Exotic plants
    • Good to know
      A small, tender ginger that can be grown in a container and brought indoors for the winter
    • Place of origin
      Himalayas, southern China, Thailand
    • Deciduous
    • Border
      Warm, semi-shaded border during the summer
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Tender (greenhouse & conservatory)
      Use loam-based compost (JI No.2) in bright filtered or indirect light. Maintain high humidity
    • Elliptic
    • Lanceolate
    • Height
      80cm (32in)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Ginger with large, bright green foliage. Produces racemes of densely packed, pendulous flowers. Bulbils often form along the stems
    • Heated greenhouse - warm temperate
      Can be grown outside in summer. Plant can withstand temperatures down to 5°C (41°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Partial shade
      Prefers warm semi-shade
    • Mature Size
      80cm (32in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        60cm (24in)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
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