How to tend a Quamoclit coccinea
Also known as: Ipomoea erythraea Moc. & Sessé ex Choisy, Neorthosis tigrina Raf., Quamoclita coccinea Raf., Quamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench, Convolvulus coccineus (L.) Salisb., Neorthosis coccinea Raf., Quamoclit coccinea var. hirsuta M.Martens & Galeotti, Convolvulus coccineus var. typicus Kuntze
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Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, resistant to half shade, avoid summer direct strong light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Mexico
- Category
- Convolvulaceae, Ipomoea
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, can climb
- Blooming period
- Flowering period July-September
- Flower colors
- dark red, white
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