Kewra Plant- Kewra is the most fragrant flower in the world. It is also used in many types of perfumes, perfumes and beauty products. Let us tell you that it is also used in sweets and other dishes. Kewra is the most expensive and fragrant flower, hence its demand is very high. It has a natural fragrance.
If you want this world’s most fragrant plant to grow in your home, then it is possible. You can grow this plant at home as well. It is mostly cultivated in Orissa. It is found mostly in coastal and riverside areas. People are cultivating it extensively in the plains as well. Know in this article how you can grow this expensive and fragrant flower.
Method of growing kewra plant at home
Many people are earning huge profits by cultivating Kewda. If you want to grow this plant at home, you can try. You can definitely get success in planting this plant. Below are some methods, with the help of which it is possible to grow Kewda at home.
Get Kewra Plant
If you have decided to plant Kewda or Ketaki at home, then you have to get its plant. You can get it from the nearby nurseries. You can buy the plant. It is also a plant that grows from cuttings. So first of all you should get its seeds, plant or cuttings.
Prepare the soil for planting Kewra plant like this
Loamy soil is good for growing Kewra plant. But it can also grow in sandy, barren and marshy soil. To prepare its soil, you have to take red soil or garden soil. Add sand, cow dung manure, coco peat, compost etc. to it. Well-drained soil that is airy and loose is a must. You can add vermiculite or plite to it.
You have to fill all the mixture in a container and mix it well. Add water to it. After moistening the entire mixture, you have to leave it for 24 hours. This entire mixture will settle well. Before planting the plant in it, it has to be loosened again. For this, the pH value of the soil should be pH 6.0 to 6.5. If the soil is acidic, then lime powder can be added to it.
Method of growing kewra from seeds or cuttings
If you are planting a plant from seeds, then plant it in warm and moist soil and leave it in the sun. This is a very easy method. If you are growing kewra from cuttings instead of seeds, then you have to take 5-6 inch cuttings of a healthy plant. You have to leave this cutting immersed in water. Roots will develop in this cutting in water.
Selection of pot for Kewra plant
For good growth of any plant, right selection of pot is necessary. If you want your plant to grow well, then you have to take a pot 12 inches deep and 15 inches wide. You can also take a pot a little bigger than this. There should be a provision for drainage in the pot. Make a hole in its bottom. Fill the pot with prepared soil mixture and plant seeds or cuttings. Keep in mind that if you are planting cuttings, then press them in the soil when the roots develop in water.
Kewra Plant Care
- Kevada plant likes sunlight more.
- You have to keep the soil wet, but not waterlogged.
- In summer season, you should fertilize it every 15 days.
- Keep pruning it on time.
- After one or two years it starts flowering.
- It is sensitive to diseases, so keep an eye on it.
