How to tend a Gynostemma pentaphyllum

Also known as: Pestalozzia pedata Zoll. & Moritzi, Vitis pentaphylla Thunb., Zanonia pedata Miq., Zanonia cissoides Wall., Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. dasycarpum (C.Y.Wu) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. fasciculare W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. grandiflorum W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. knemandrum W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. pubescens (Gagnep.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. simplicifolium (Blume) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, Alsomitra cissoides M.Roem., Alsomitra laxa (Wall.) M.Roem., Enkylia digyna Griff., Enkylia trigyna Griff., Gynostemma blumei Hassk., Gynostemma cissoides Benth. & Hook.f., Gynostemma crenulatum Ridl., Gynostemma laxum (Wall.) Cogn., Gynostemma pedatum Blume, Gynostemma pentaphyllum var. dasycarpum C.Y.Wu, Gynostemma siamicum Craib, Gynostemma simplicifolium Blume, Gynostemma trigynum M.A.Lawson, Gynostemma wightianum Benth. & Hook.f., Gynostemma pedatum var. hupehense Pamp., Gynostemma pedatum var. trifoliatum Hayata, Vitis pentaphylla Thunb. ex A.Murray, Zanonia laxa Wall., Pestalozzia laxa Thwaites, Zanonia wightiana Arn., Vitis martini H.Lév. & Vaniot, Vitis quelpaertensis H.Lév., Gynostemma pentaphyllum var. pentaphyllum

Watering

Resistant to drought thoroughly when soil surface is dry

Sunlight

Resistant to shade

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring and autumn

Pruning

Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
subtropical zone
Category
Cucurbitaceae, Gynostemma
Size
Diameter25-35cm
Blooming period
Flowering period3-11月,fruit period4-12月
Flower colors
white
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