Interested in rajnigandha for cut spikes and loose flowers. Want planting basics and where to sell.
How to grow tuberose (rajnigandha) and what is the market for it?
MMurugan9mo ago · 333 views
5 Answers
🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓9mo ago
Tuberose, called rajnigandha, is grown from bulbs and sold both as fragrant cut spikes for bouquets and as loose flowers for garlands and perfume. Plant healthy bulbs of around 1.5 to 2.5 cm at roughly 30 by 30 cm spacing on well drained soil, and the crop starts flowering in about 90 to 120 days, then continues for two to three years from the same planting. Single types are preferred for loose flower and concrete extraction, doubles for cut spikes. Yield builds up after the first year. Markets include florists for spikes, garland makers and temples for loose flowers, and the natural perfume industry. Tamil Nadu has strong loose flower and temple demand. Keep the soil free draining to avoid bulb rot, and lift and grade bulbs every two to three years. Confirm bulb source quality before buying.
SSelvi9mo ago
Rajnigandha is good because one planting gives flowers for two seasons. The smell sells it for weddings. I send spikes to the city florist and loose flowers to the local temple market. Watch for waterlogging, my low patch lost bulbs to rot.
KKarthik8mo ago
Bulb quality decides your crop. I bought cheap bulbs first time and germination was poor. Now I buy graded bulbs and yield is much better. Loose flower rate is steady here for garlands.
TTamilarasi8mo ago
If you want the double type for cut spikes, the wedding decorators pay better than the loose flower trade. I keep a mix so I have buyers in both markets. Harvest spikes when the lower florets just open, they last longer for the decorator that way.
SSenthil Kumar7mo ago
Make sure the field drains well before you plant the bulbs. I raised the beds slightly after my first crop and bulb rot stopped. Also lift and separate the bulbs after the second year, the clump gets crowded and flowering drops.