How to tend a Alternanthera philoxeroides
Also known as: Achyranthes paludosa Bunbury, Achyranthes philoxeroides (Mart.) Standl., Alternanthera philoxerina Suess., Alternanthera philoxeroides var. acutifolia Moq. ex Hicken, Alternanthera philoxeroides f. acutifolia (Moq.) Pedersen, Alternanthera philoxeroides f. angustifolia Suess., Alternanthera philoxeroides var. lancifolia Chodat, Alternanthera philoxeroides var. luxurians Suess., Alternanthera philoxeroides var. obtusifolia Moq. ex Hicken, Alternanthera philoxeroides var. phyllantha R.E.Fr., Alternanthera philoxeroides var. platyphylla (Seub.) R.E.Fr., Bucholzia philoxeroides Mart., Celosia amphibia Salzm. ex Moq., Bucholzia philoxeroides var. acutifolia Mart., Bucholzia philoxeroides var. obtusifolia Mart., Telanthera philoxeroides Moq., Telanthera philoxeroides var. denticulata Seub., Telanthera philoxeroides var. linearifolia Chodat, Telanthera philoxeroides var. acutifolia Moq., Telanthera philoxeroides var. obtusifolia Moq., Mogiphanes philorexoides D.Parodi
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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
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