How to care for the Brazilian wood plant? A complete guide to its daily care methods
1. Placement
The Brazilian wood plant needs bright light all year round, with at least 3 hours of direct sunlight every day.
2. Fertilizing
You can bury organic fertilizer at the base or along the edges, and half a month later apply a liquid organic-inorganic mixed fertilizer (urea or potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution). During the growing season, you can also appropriately apply foliar fertilizer by spraying the leaves with a nutrient solution diluted 100 times, once every half a month. In winter, the amount of fertilizer can be halved or stopped. Nitrogen fertilizer should not be applied too much, otherwise the golden yellow stripes on the leaves will not be obvious, affecting the ornamental effect.
3. Watering
The Brazilian wood plant has a low water requirement. Watering is generally done about once every 10 days, and the potting soil should be kept half dry and half moist. Do not water too much, to prevent the trunk from rotting. In addition, in the north, due to the dry climate, you should often spray water on the leaf surface and the surrounding ground to increase the surrounding air humidity, which is beneficial to the growth of the Brazilian wood plant.
4. Temperature and light
The suitable growth temperature for the Brazilian wood plant is 20-30°C. In winter, it can survive the winter at above 10°C. When the temperature is too low, growth will stop, and yellow-brown spots will appear on the leaf tips and leaf edges. The Brazilian wood plant prefers shade and grows well in bright scattered light. In summer, avoid direct light and place it in a cool place.
In autumn and winter, placing it in a sunny spot indoors is enough. When there is too little light, the leaves of the Brazilian wood plant will turn grayish green and the stripes will be unclear, and the basal leaves will turn yellow. Especially for variegated varieties kept under low light for a long time, the color will become lighter or disappear, thus losing ornamental value.
5. Pest and disease control
The Brazilian wood plant has few pests and diseases, but in recent years the incidence rate has been relatively high, mainly caused by moth pests hidden in the branches and trunks that come from its place of origin. When eroded by pests and diseases, the plant will show phenomena such as loose and falling bark and falling leaves.
You can first spray insecticide on the plant branches and trunks, then cover them with plastic paper to suffocate the eggs or larvae. You can also peel open part of the bark, pick out the pests, and then spray medicine to prevent spread. You can also spray tobacco infusion. In addition, attention should be paid to keeping the leaf surface clean and providing appropriate ventilation to improve the environment.
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