Description
Make your home garden elegant and beautiful by growing excellent and fast growing ground covering Rhoeo plant.
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Item name
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Rhoeo Plant, Rhoeo discolor Compacta – Plant
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5 inch (13 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)
Rhoeo makes an excellent and fast growing ground cover in the garden. Rhoeo is a short-stemmed tender foliage plant which makes attractive small, dense, spreading clumps. In the axils of the leaves, they produce small white flowers.Plant Specifications
Plant Height
12 inch (30 cm)
Plant Spread
5 inch (13 cm)
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Common Name
Moses-in-a-basket, Tradescantia spathacea, The boat lily, Moses-in-the-cradle, Boat lily, and Oyster plant.
Maximum Reachable Height
0.50 to 1.00 feet
Flower Colour
White
Bloom Time
Not defined
Difficulty Level
easy to grow
Planting and careIf you live in an area that normally gets large amounts of rain, your Rhoeo may not grow well in your garden no matter what you do. Overwatering should be prevented water only when the soil feels dry to touch. Proper drainage facilities should be provided to the plant otherwise the roots rot.Rhoeo Plant care
Keep the plant in natural indirect bright Light. Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture. Water when top soil (1-2inches) feels dry to touch. Do not re-pot for min. 2 weeks after receiving it.
Sunlight
At least 1-3 hours of preferably morning sunlight a day is ideal for plant to grow well and natural indirect bright light for the rest of the day.
Watering
Before water poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
Water when top soil (1-2 inches) feels dry to touch.
Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.
Soil
The soil should be well drained and fertile, rich in organic content for growing plant.
Grow well in pH range of 5.5 to 7
Temperature
10 to 15 degrees
Fertilizer
During the main growing season (June-July) feed the plant with organic fertilizer.
Rhoeo Plant special featureAs a houseplant, grow in hanging baskets or along shelves. Outdoors, it forms an excellent ground cover.Rhoeo Plant uses
Ornamental Use:
The plant is used as an excellent ground cover, perfect hanging basket plant
It containsSrItem name1Rhoeo Plant, Rhoeo discolor Compacta – Plant25 inch (13 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)
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