best plant-food proportions for CLUSIA, GINGERS and HELICONIAS?

[palmluvr]

what's the ideal nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium balance for CLUSIA? i am particularly interested in CLUSIA ROSEA, but i assume other clusias would take similar.

i have the same question for GINGERS [particularly ALPINIA] and HELICONIAS. i think these are both musoids, so i would guess that one feeds them as one feeds banana spp, but i would love some expert advice on all this.

photo credits:

clusia rosea: weekslandscaping.com

alpinia zerumbet: palmluvr

heliconia rostrata: mynicegarden.com

[clinton9]

Animal manures & blood & bones powder and compost are best foods for these plants.

Nonorganic plants foods tends to kill plants.

[Tropicgardener]

I use a mixture of both organic and non-organic fertilisers...........Mine receive pelletised chicken manure enriched with blood & bone, potash etc. This is fed to them year round. During the warmer months I feed mine with chemical fertilisers that give them that 'big hit' to get them moving (I don't use these over the winter months though). Lawn fertilisers are ok......I use a locally produced sugarcane fertiliser which works well.

Clinton, yes it may be possible that chemical fertilisers could be too strong in your much colder climate .......here in the tropics they are not a problem and as palmluvr is in the warm subtropics they will not be a problem either.