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How to tend a Alloplectus martius

Family: Gesneriaceae

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Watering

Likes wet environments, keep soil moist high, reduce watering when in winter dormancy

Sunlight

Like half shade, may grow in places with bright scattered light

Soil

Likes fertile soil with good drainage

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring, summer, and autumn

Pruning

Remove withered flowers, dead and diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Tropical Americas
Category
Gesneriaceae, Alloplectus
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 15-30 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period very long, March-October
Flower colors
Leaf color red green, flower color orange yellow