How to tend a Telosma cordata

Also known as: Apocynum odoratissimum Lour. ex Pritz., Pergularia viridis Buch.-Ham. ex Wight, Pergularia odoratissima (Lour.) Sm., Pergularia limbata Wall. ex Wight, Asclepias cordata Burm.f., Asclepias odoratissima (Lour.) Roxb., Cynanchum odoratissimum Lour., Pergularia minor Andrews, Stephanotella glaziovii E.Fourn., Cynanchum dioscoridis Thunb., Telosma odoratissima (Lour.) Coville, Telosma minor (Andrews) Craib, Marsdenia glaziovii (E.Fourn.) Spellman & Morillo, Oxystelma ovatum P.T.Li & S.Z.Huang

Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, grows in sunny places

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 2-3 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Asclepiadaceae, Telosma
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, can climb
Blooming period
Flowering period May-August, rarely fruits
Flower colors
yellow, leaf color green
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