How to tend a Gaultheria mucronata
Also known as: Pernettya mucronata (L.f.) Gaudich. ex Spreng., Pernettya mucronata var. angustifolia Reiche, Pernettya mucronata var. cordobensis Sleumer, Pernettya mucronata var. rupicola (Phil.) Reiche, Pernettya mucronata var. linifolia Reiche, Arbutus mucronata L.f., Arbutus rigida Banks ex Hook.f., Brossaea mucronata (L.f.) Kuntze, Brossaea philippiana Kuntze, Gaultheria mucronata var. mutica Hook. & Arn., Gaultheria mucronata var. mucronata , Pernettya mucronata var. microphylla Reiche, Pernettya philippii Gand.
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Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, slightly resistant to half shade
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove dead, rotten, diseased leaves and the parts that may affect the good appearance
About this plant
- Origin
- Southeast Asia, China
- Category
- Ericaceae, Gaultheria
- Size
- Diameter ⥠15 cm, height ⥠25 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period May-June, fruiting period July-November
- Flower colors
- white
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