How to tend a Floscopa scandens
Also known as: Aneilema asperum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Aneilema cymosum (Blume) Kunth, Aneilema densiflorum (Blume) Kunth, Aneilema hispidum D.Don, Commelina cymosa Blume, Commelina densiflora Blume, Commelina hamiltonii Spreng., Commelina hispida (D.Don) Ham. ex Spreng., Dithyrocarpus meyenianus Kunth, Dithyrocarpus paniculatus (Roxb.) Kunth, Dithyrocarpus petiolatus Wight, Dithyrocarpus rothii Wight, Dithyrocarpus rufus (C.Presl) Kunth, Dithyrocarpus undulatus Wight, Floscopa hamiltonii (Spreng.) Hassk., Floscopa meyeniana Hassk., Floscopa paniculata (Roxb.) Hassk., Floscopa petiolata (Wight) Hassk., Floscopa rufa (C.Presl) Hassk., Floscopa scandens var. vaginivillosa R.H.Miao, Floscopa undulata Hassk., Lamprodithyros paniculatus (Roxb.) Hassk., Tradescantia geniculata Blanco, Tradescantia paniculata Roxb., Tradescantia rufa C.Presl
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry
Sunlight
Like sunshine, resistant to half shade
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Apply 1-2 times monthly in spring and summer
Pruning
Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Tropical Asia, tropical Oceania
- Category
- Commelinaceae, Floscopa
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height ⥠20 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering and fruiting period July-November
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green, flower color blue, purple
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