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How to tend a Alternanthera philoxeroides

Family: Amaranthaceae

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Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, resistant to half shade

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Brazil
Category
Amaranthaceae, Alternanthera
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period May-October
Flower colors
yellow, white, yellow white