How to tend a Aeschynanthus pulcher
Also known as: Trichosporum beccarii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze, Trichosporum boschianum (de Vriese) Kuntze, Trichosporum zollingeri (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze, Trichosporum lampongum (Miq.) Burkill, Trichosporum lobbianum (Hook.) Kuntze, Trichosporum javanicum (Rollinson ex Hook.) Kuntze, Trichosporum parvifolium (R.Br.) Kuntze, Trichosporum pulchrum Blume, Aeschynanthus beccarii C.B.Clarke, Aeschynanthus blumei Moritz ex C.B.Clarke, Aeschynanthus boschianus de Vriese, Aeschynanthus intermedius Teijsm. & Binn., Aeschynanthus javanicus Rollinson ex Hook., Aeschynanthus lampongus Miq., Aeschynanthus lampongus var. parvifolius Ridl., Aeschynanthus lanceolatus Ridl., Aeschynanthus lobbianus Hook., Aeschynanthus neesii Zoll. & Moritzi, Aeschynanthus parvifolius R.Br., Aeschynanthus szcokhoffii Hort.Berol. ex C.B.Clarke, Aeschynanthus zollingeri C.B.Clarke, Aeschynanthus lamponga var. obtusus C.B.Clarke, Trichosporum pulchrum f. tenue Hochr., Trichosporum pulchrum var. genuinum Hochr., Trichosporum pulchrum var. lancifolium Hochr.
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Avoid water saturation, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering when in dormancy
Sunlight
Likes light, a short period of dormancy in summer, put in places with bright scattered light
Soil
Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring and autumn
Pruning
Remove dead and rotten part timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Mexico
- Category
- Crassulaceae, Echeveria
- Size
- Diameter ⥠3 cm, height ⥠5 cm
- Blooming period
- Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, orange red flowers
- Flower colors
- Leaf color pale green, when sunny leaf edges turning to dark red
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