Ornamental palm-like herbaceous plant from SE Asia to Australia. Palm-grass grows in bright shade and creeps as a tall ground cover, with very showy ribbed leaves, resembling the juvenile foliage of so many palms, like Syagrus romanzoffiana. But this is not a palm at all and it stays small forever and blooms at ground level with nice bright-yellow flowers (often unnoticed when the foliage is very dense).This species becomes a true beauty when grown in the right conditions. Molineria capitulata was formerly called Curculigo capitulata and it is an old classic of tropical gardening. It brings a wild accent to any garden, giving a lush understorey . Molineria takes some cold and grows well outdoors in the warmer coasts of the Mediterranean, where it does better in a somehow sheltered patio. It does well in pots as long as it is regularly fed to avoid yellowing or brown tips.
By Photo by David J. Stang - source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61232893
By Photo by David J. Stang - source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61233636
Cultivation |
Protégée |
Origine de la plante |
Asia |
Présentation |
Plante en pot |
Taille max. |
40cm-70cm |
Lumière |
Moyenne |
Température minimale hivernale |
0 ºC à 10 ºC |
Saison de floraison |
Mois les plus chauds |
Type de plante |
Herbacées |
Couleur |
Jaune |
Couleur |
Vert |
Soins |
Pot |
Forme |
Vivaces |