How to tend a Centella asiatica
Also known as: Trisanthus cochinchinensis Lour., Centella asiatica var. crista Makino, Centella boninensis Nakai ex Tuyama, Centella hirtella Nannf., Centella ulugurensis (Engl.) Domin, Chondrocarpus asiaticus Nutt., Chondrocarpus triflorus Nutt., Glyceria asiatica Nutt., Glyceria triflora Nutt., Hydrocotyle abyssinica Gand., Hydrocotyle artensis Montrouz., Hydrocotyle asiatica L., Hydrocotyle asiatica var. monantha F.Muell., Hydrocotyle dentata A.Rich., Hydrocotyle hebecarpa DC., Hydrocotyle indivisa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f., Hydrocotyle lunata Lam., Hydrocotyle pallida DC., Hydrocotyle sarmentosa Salisb., Hydrocotyle thunbergiana Spreng., Hydrocotyle ulugurensis Engl., Hydrocotyle wightiana Wall., Hydrocotyle brevipes DC., Hydrocotyle ficarioides Lam., Hydrocotyle nummularioides A.Rich., Hydrocotyle sylvicola Cordem., Hydrocotyle reniformis Walter, Hydrocotyle ficarifolia Stokes, Hydrocotyle inaequipes DC., Hydrocotyle brasiliensis Scheidw., Hydrocotyle brevipedata St.-Lag., Centella asiatica var. asiatica , Hydrocotyle lurida Hance, Hydrocotyle leptostachys Spreng., Hydrocotyle natans Thunb., Hydrocotyle asiatica var. crispata Maxim., Centella asiatica var. cristata Makino, Centella asiatica var. crispata (Maxim.) Y.Yabe, Centella asiatica var. boninensis (Nakai ex Tuyama) H.Hara, Centella asiatica var. crispata (Maxim.) H.Hara
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Likes half shade, grows in places with scattered light
Soil
Sandy loam or hydroponics
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely, if planted in water, need to clean rotted root
About this plant
- Origin
- Europe
- Category
- Umbelliferae, Hydrocotyle
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period June-August, fruiting period July
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green, flower color yellow green
- World Flora Online
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