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How to tend a Acmella oleracea

Family: Asteraceae

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Watering

Like wet environments, only need keep soil moist

Sunlight

Like adequate sunshine, slight shade tolerance

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

No much requirement for fertilizers

Pruning

Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely, after flowering remove the upper part staring from 5 cm above soil surface, leaving 3-5 leaves

About this plant

Origin
South Africa
Category
Asteraceae, Spilanthes
Size
height 40-80 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period in summer
Flower colors
golden yellow, red