How to tend a Portulacaria afra
Also known as: Crassula portulacaria L., Haenkea crassifolia Salisb., Portulacaria portulacaria (L.) Graebn., Portulacaria afra f. variegata H.Jacobsen, Portulacaria afra f. macrophylla H.Jacobsen, Portulacaria afra f. microphylla H.Jacobsen
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Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce water in summer
Sunlight
Likes light, no apparent period of dormancy
Soil
Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once every 1-2 months in spring and autumn
Pruning
Remove dead and rotten part timely
About this plant
- Origin
- South Africa
- Category
- Portulacaceae, Portulaca
- Size
- Diameter ⥠5 cm, height ⥠5 cm
- Blooming period
- Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, pale pink to red flowers
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green, when sunny stems turning to purple
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