How to tend a Medinilla magnifica
Also known as: Dactyliota bracteata Blume, Medinilla superba Teijsm. & Binn. ex Triana, Medinilla bracteata Veitch
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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
Peat or soil with specific amount of humus
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Tropical forests in Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia
- Category
- Melastomataceae, Medinilla
- Size
- Diameter ⥠15 cm, height ⥠25 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May
- Flower colors
- pink
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