RIGHT Way To GROW & CARE for Crossandra/Firecracker Flower

[@rekhakhanal8319]

Almost all the possible information is added in this video about the plant! So wonderful!

[@aimbankjob8404]

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[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Rekha Khanal, Glad you liked it thank you So much for your feedback, highly appreciated :-)

[@Comfortably_numb.]

It is amazing to see the chronological follow through of growth , and the subtle variations that happened along I am also impressed by the fact that you don't remove the spent buds 👍

[@stevenduvall2549]

I live in a humid subtropical climate in the center of the United States. Although the summers are hot and humid, we do have pretty cold winters here. For this reason, we treat the crossandra plant as an annual, or bring it inside for several months during the coldest part of the year. I love to have crossandra in a large pot on my front patio. The orange flowers are beautiful!

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you very much for sharing your experiences..yes, I am aware about the situations over there. Here it completely opposite though..we need to protect them in Summer from too much direct and intense sunlight..And agree with you, they are really very beautiful and doesn't need lots of maintenance (specially fertilizers) TC :-)

[@OfftoShambala]

These are great plants… I just bought some for my clients and I can say we are all in love. They grow great in full shade here in the desert.

[@rashmijagadeesh5753]

Upload Propagation video of crossandra pls

[@nobana-ikebana]

Watching your video impressed me with learning how to handle plants.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@野花の生け花, Glad to know I could do something and thank you So much for your words, highly appreciated :-)

[@NehaSingh2506]

Such a beautiful plant... Never knew about it before watching your video

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Neha Singh, Glad you liked it and thank you So much for the feedback, highly appreciated :-)

[@kakalibiswas2645]

Your video is amazing. Thank you for your valuable suggestions.I keep My crosanda inside balcony it started blooming now.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@kakali biswas, I am glad to know and thank you So much for the amazing feedback, highly appreciated :-) Again, glad to know your plant is starting to bloom :-)

[@lindazelms6741]

Thank you for your information!

[@GardeningUpbeat]

You are most welcome and thank you for watching!

[@fragranceoflifehobbiesandi8159]

Thanks for the useful information. As I purchased it from a roadside nersury but I was unable to get proper info about the plant. Pls share the propagation process soon

[@GardeningUpbeat]

You are most welcome and thank you So much for the feedback, much appreciated :-) Sure, I would do that very soon :-)

[@kishordas1953]

Gorgeous plant.. Please do a tour of your terrace garden

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Kishor Das, Thank you So much for your words, much appreciated :-) I would love to and would do in coming days :-)

[@janicegresham9041]

Very helpful! Thank you for showing the complete cycle.

[@ivariap5414]

Thank you! This was a truly helpful video.

[@glendaburke2787]

thanks I have been saving pods from my sun dance crossandra and never found a seed . I watched so many videos searching foe a way to collect the seeds. You are the first one to let me know that the sun dance variety does not produce seeds.

[@mydigitalutopia5329]

Magic hands you have 🙌💫💫 .. plants changes its appearance suddenly like magic💫💫

[@kathyfitzpatrick8]

Thank you for your very in depth instructions. I’ve had mine for almost a calendar year but it’s never rebloomed! It was FULL of flowers when I bought it, but never since. It does produce those dry looking buds, but the never produce blooms. In spring & summer it’s on the east facing patio, then when it gets cooler, I bring everything indoors to west facing windows. Any help will be greatly appreciated! The leaves are pretty and glossy but that’s all! Thanks! Your child is adorable.

[@rajnibhuiyan5734]

Wow so beautiful flowers

[@parikhspiecederesistance3958]

👍🏻 👍🏻 Can crossandra be propagated in water?? 🙏🏻 Mumbai India 🇮🇳

[@GardeningInMangalore]

Great! Lovely flowers. This plant grows well in our area. Very nice upload 👍

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you very much :-) Yeah, it's quite popular in South India :-)

[@karlareyes4688]

Very informative 😊 thank you so much

[@naseemakhan2139]

Thanks for sharing the useful information about the plant 😊

[@Amanda-dj1cv]

This video is so encouraging. Thank you. I will definitely try growing this plant again. I live in Texas zone 8.

[@lalsy2085]

very georgeous plant

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Lalsy K.K., Thank you Very much :-)

[@renukanthmurugeshwari1512]

I st class tips... Thank you friend

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@renukanth murugeshwari, Glad to know you liked it and thank you So much for the feedback, highly appreciated :-)

[@patriciacarrier1749]

What does it look like when it goes dormant?

[@soumibanerjee4859]

Detailed information 👍🏻thank you 🙏🏻

[@Normielord]

Try IFFCO Sagarika (seaweed) it's cheaper and you have option to choose granules or liquid.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Piyush Ajmere, That's a good point and thank you :-) I have used that brand in past :-)

[@gilcaballard6501]

Perfect video thanks

[@GardeningUpbeat]

You are most welcome and thank you for watching :-)

[@sushmitamazumdar7785]

Lovely video! Lovely plant! I'd never heard of it before seeing this video. Will it grow well anymore importantly bloom in Mumbai? As you know, mumbai hardly has any winters, so a lot of flowering plants don't bloom here. Is be very grateful if I get a reply from you before I go ahead and buy it. Thank you very much in advance.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@sushmita mazumdar, Glad you liked it and thank you very much for the feedback, highly appreciated :-) Sure, it would definitely grow as it blooms in Summer. Summer temperature in my place is quite high but it still manages to bloom and I am sure, it would do quite well in Mumbai :-) Good luck :-)

[@suparnabhaduri3058]

Good information. Thanks.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@SUPARNA BHADURI, You are most welcome and thank you so much for watching :-)

[@vadderadhakrishna7418]

Superb explain sir good information nice shreing

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Vadde Radhakrishna, Thank you So much for the feedback, highly appreciated :-)

[@mulwani]

Sir I had one crossendra plant, but with my foolishness lost it. I had used mustered cake liquid fertilizer in 45 degrees. Will grow another plant as it gives very beautiful flowers.

[@jessicastephens9712]

Did you have to prune it to make it bushy? And is this easy to grow in a garden direct in the ground? Thank you for the video, it looks amazing how it had developed over the years!

[@venkatlakshmigandepalli3435]

Wow! Superb explanation. All doubts are cleared. One of my favourite plants. I have yellow colour crossandra plant. I like your video. It's 64th like. I watched full video. I'm waiting for next video about how to grow crossandra from cutting. Thank you so much for nice video. Happy gardening. Have a nice day 😊

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Venkat Lakshmi Gandepalli, Glad to know it's one of your favorite plants and if I am not wrong, it's quite popular in South India. Here, we can see it only sometimes :-( Thank you So much for your feedback as always and appreciate it a lot, TC 😊

[@harshulguptaHV]

Nice information. Plant is also looking nice

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Harshul Gupta, Glad you liked it and thank you So much for the feedback, much appreciated :-)

[@naseemakhan2139]

Same as you got ...it came from Kolkata.. I told the nursery chap to get for me.

[@vigneshwaran1617]

Good informative video. I happen to see in most of your videos, all the plants are in perfect round shape. How are you cutting the plants in that shape.. is there any technique.. pls respond my comment

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you very much for your words, appreciated! I usually prune that way...means, make the middle branches somewhat longer than the side branches. Also, for uniform growth on each sides, I keep rotating the pot (this is the most important thing than even pruning and this is why, in nature big trees grows usually in round shape). At any time if I see any lower branches getting much longer, I prune it. Hope you got what I am trying to say....Did same thing with one of my Rubber plant and result is almost ready. Would upload the video very soon. Thank you once again!

[@niveditadasray1068]

It is very useful for me.

[@subharama8402]

Wonderful & beautiful 👍🏻 convey our regards to your baby

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@subha rama, Thank you very much :-) And, sure I would and thank you once again :-)

[@tuhinpal3852]

Such a informative video. Thank you sir

[@jayashreemurthy99]

Hi chandan,beautiful flower.shall definitely buy this awesome plant.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@jayashree murthy, Glad to know and thank you for your words :-) It's quite popular in South India if I am not wrong :-)

[@jayashreemurthy99]

@@GardeningUpbeat ohh,let me check chandan after d lockdown.

[@nutansingh3921]

Waooo it's beautiful

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Nutan Singh, Thank you very much :-)

[@fperez45078]

I think l need to move mine to a cool spot in the yard. Texas sun will kill it , l just bought it and it wasn’t cheap.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Agree with you..they hate too much direct sunlight, leaves turn brown from the tips. Wish you all the best and thank you for watching from Texas. Here it's not costly though..around $3 :-)

[@pramilajamdagni2090]

Very informative video 🙏

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Pramila Jamdagni, Glad you liked it and thank you So much for the feedback, much appreciated :-)

[@vaibhavjain2791]

Beautiful plant and detailed informative video. Are there pest issues with Crossandra?

[@candicedirckze8142]

fantastic..thank you

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@candice dirckze, You are most welcome and thank you So much for watching :-)

[@vaibhavjain2791]

Lot of useful information. Are there pest issues with Crossandra?

[@melodylamour6123]

I loved your instructions. How do you collect its seeds? Do you propagate them in soil or water? Thank you.

[@dalipsingh4483]

Nice explanation Sir. Hope you must have experimented and made video of propagation of cuttings of Crossandra by now, if so, please share the link.

[@sumandakua7961]

Very helpful 🤠👍

[@marydcruz6584]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@srividyams81]

V neat explanation

[@ganesh.mganesh3740]

Super

[@vaibhavjain2791]

Lot of useful information with your practical experience growing the plant. Is there any pest infestation which happens on this plant?

[@ashleyl.2703]

Mine got mites and they have been very difficult to get rid of!

[@arundhatimalviya3533]

I am waiting for your video on Dusty Miller

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Arundhati Malviya, Unfortunately, before I could record the final part of the video, one of my friend took them :-( But still, I have few clips and I would try my best to do it. Thank you :-)

[@aasthab13]

Hey! I prefer liquid fertilisers for my plants. Is seaweed fertiliser enough for overall nutrition for flowering/vegetables/foliage plants? I sometimes use onion peel fertiliser as well. And instead of pouring in soil, can we just do foliar spray?

[@ayusheemondal1929]

Thank you

[@junetonga7964]

I have crossandra niw i know hiw to care. Thank you sir

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@June Tonga, I am glad I could help and thank you very much for the feedback :-) sir is not required actually, Good luck :-)

[@junetonga7964]

@@GardeningUpbeat thank you sir for give me a reply. Thank again.

[@venkysv8266]

Hi, you are doing really very good job. I am following you now onwards. Hey, is it ok to use both bone meal and dap fertilizer at a time???

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@venky s v, I am so glad to know and thank you So much for the encouraging words, much appreciated :-) No, please don't use both. If you use DAP, no need to use Bone meal again. Bone meal provides Phosphorus to the plants and DAP already have it. With Bone meal, you can use Mustard cake powder and that way, it would be all organic fertilizer, thank you :-)

[@venkysv8266]

That's great you replied to me. I am trying to creating a beutiful balcony. I am so glad I caught you here. I hope I can ask questions.

[@UN_LEGEND]

💯Super👍🌺🌼🌴🌼🌸🌻 🌴Very Nice🌴 👌

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you very much :-)

[@hilarianaraujo2588]

Very informative...may I know if I can grow gladiola bulbs during the rainy season?

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Hilarian Araujo, Thank you very much for the feedback, much appreciated :-) We can grow but if you grow other bulbs, you can expect more flowers. Such as - Asiatic Lily, Football lily, Rain lily, Day lily etc :-)

[@hilarianaraujo2588]

@@GardeningUpbeat Thank you so much.

[@kunchesuryakalavizag5639]

👍👌👌👌

[@naseemakhan2139]

I got one plant from the nursery abhi...it is in a small pot4"...plant is quite big

[@emmanuelchiristuraju3518]

Where these blandes are supluabale either as Seeds Or plandes

[@vigneshwaran1617]

How to make this plant bushy?

[@goyalabes2007]

Nice. My buddha belly bamboo plant's all leaves r getting dry or something white from tips. Pl tell d reason? Is it dying? How to save it?

[@zebaansari8156]

I want to propagate cuttings in water so Can i mix fungicide in water?

[@borntolearnandearn7759]

If grown on ground, how tall it can grow?

[@pinki_raghuwanshi]

Which month is best to grow

[@prachisabnis5546]

How to prune and make it bushy. Mine is like a single stem not getting bushy

[@kakalibiswas2645]

I have a crown of thorns also. The plant is healthy, but its not blooming. Pl suggest some remedies

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@kakali biswas, For Crown of Thorns, I uploaded a video recently and please find here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4W7cpStfbJ6gpY But, I have to agree...not all varieties blooms well during the Monsoon or in extreme hot weather..Many varieties bloom well in Spring and they would start again from Sep-October. But still, you can try applying Flower Booster fertilizer from Trustbasket if you like. Dose - 4 grams in 1 liter water [1 teaspoon = 5 grams] Thank you :-)

[@pinki_raghuwanshi]

Konse month me lagaye

[@lunaplants]

Mr, Can I prune it in Rainy season.? Mine is only leaf and leggy now.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

You can do if you like..but it's better to avoid doing it as it's the flowering season and they bloom on new growth. But, if you prune them, they would focus on growing more new shoots and as a result, there would be more flowers. Again but...please note that, they don't bloom in Winter..

[@lunaplants]

Thanks Mr @@GardeningUpbeat ☺️

[@AnuragRoy17]

What pot size did you use in the 2nd year?

[@GardeningUpbeat]

8 Inches wider and deeper, thank you :-)

[@TaLeng2023]

Is it fragrant?

[@GardeningUpbeat]

No...

[@aditikamath5632]

Sir this plant of mine always has powdery mildew, I use neem oil and all organic things but they do not go away, what I can do to help the plant to grow healthy without mildew

[@GardeningUpbeat]

That's correct..Powdery Mildew is too commonly found on this plant..You would need to use Fungicide, not Neem oil. You can try using SAAF (Dose - 2 grams in 1 liter water, 1 teaspoon = 5ml) It's chemical but if you want to use Organic, please do so. There are many available online but I generally use SAAF. If possible, maintain a good airflow surrounding the plant. In compact place, we can always find Powdery Mildew, specially on this plant. Good luck and Sir is not required :-)

[@aditikamath5632]

Thank u so much, will use saaf and see

[@sky8329.]

What will be it's average price 🙏

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Neha Saini, Not much...Rs. 50-60/- wholesale price in my place (Guwahati), thank you :-)

[@sky8329.]

@@GardeningUpbeat thanks for replying

[@viperroni7167]

Can you please give me the website link from where you buy flower seeds

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Viper Roni, Of course Yes, why not 😊 Mostly I buy locally and whenever I need to buy online, I get them from - Amazon.in, SeedsnPots.com (I get most of the seeds from here), Trustbasket.com and Nurserylive.com :-) Long back, I did a video about it, in case you are interested - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZqpYZ2bgbx6g6s

[@naseemakhan2139]

Mera bushy nahi ho raha

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thoda pruning kar dijiye. Iske baad fertilziers apply kar dijiye. Winter me aise flowering nehi hota hai..

[@shikhaserene]

Are these flowers edible ??

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Known to be...but haven't tried yet. Thank you!

[@vasundarashivaramiah1965]

Leaves r wrinkled

[@MR.Revanth-m1e]

We want seeds available madam

[@brd8764]

#111

[@bhagyashreedas4381]

This is a very slow growing plant

[@sheetalbhangre1117]

This is not firecracker plant..don't give wrong info

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Please find more info here - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossandra_infundibuliformis And then if you like, you can edit your comment. Thank you!