How to tend a Alternanthera ficoidea
Also known as: Telanthera ficoidea (L.) Moq., Steiremis ficoidea (L.) Raf., Paronychia ficoidea (L.) Desf., Achyranthes ficoidea (L.) Lam., Alternanthera brachiata hort. ex Moq., Alternanthera diffusa Schacht, Alternanthera ficoidea var. brachiata Uline & W.L.Bray, Alternanthera ficoidea var. diffusa (Mart.) Kuntze, Alternanthera ficoidea var. erecta (Mart.) Pedersen, Alternanthera ficoidea var. radicans (Mart.) Pedersen, Alternanthera polygonoides var. diffusa (Mart.) Moq. ex Hicken, Alternanthera polygonoides var. glabrescens Gris, Alternanthera tenella Colla, Alternanthera triandra Steud., Bucholzia brachiata Schrad. ex Seub., Bucholzia diffusa Mart., Bucholzia ficoidea (L.) Mart., Bucholzia polygonoides var. diffusa Mart., Bucholzia polygonoides var. erecta Mart., Bucholzia polygonoides var. radicans Mart., Gomphrena ficoidea L., Illecebrum ficoideum (L.) L., Bucholzia brachiata Schrad. ex Moq.
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, may spray water in the air in summer
Sunlight
Likes light, slight shade tolerant
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in the growing season, stop in winter
Pruning
Remove dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Brazil
- Category
- Amaranthaceae, Alternanthera
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠10 cm
- Blooming period
- Foliage plants, sometimes flowers, white flowers
- Flower colors
- Leaf color red, yellow, green, brown in mixture
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