How adaptable is the polka dot plant, really? Read this and you'll know

Other names for the polka dot plant

Pink splash, cuckoo's tears, pink dew plant, smoke red vine, polka dot plant, red-dotted crucian carp gallbladder, little raindrops.

Morphological characteristics of the polka dot plant

The polka dot plant is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant, native to Madagascar. The plant grows about 70cm tall, potted seedlings are 20-30cm tall, leaves are opposite, entire, the leaf surface is olive green, covered with pink or white spots.

The polka dot plant has several cultivars such as 'Pink Frost', 'Red Frost', 'Rose Red Frost' and 'White Frost', each with a distinctive and elegant style, very unique. It can bloom in spring; the flowers are small and inconspicuous, light purple small spike flowers.

Growth habits of the polka dot plant

The polka dot plant likes warm, humid and semi-shaded environments; it likes light, partial shade or partial light, and appropriately increasing direct light can also enhance the leaf color.

It is not cold-tolerant, the suitable temperature is 15-18°C, and the overwintering temperature needs to be above 12°C. It prefers loose, slightly acidic, deep and fertile, well-drained, humus-rich fertile soil.

Propagation methods of the polka dot plant

The suitable time for sowing is spring and autumn, the suitable germination temperature is about 20-24°C, germination occurs in about 5-10 days, and the suitable growth temperature is about 15-25°C.

Cutting has a high survival rate; cut off the terminal buds or branches, each section with 2-3 nodes, insert into the soil, keep moist; during the cutting period, spray once every ten days with Speed-Gro diluted 1000 times to promote rooting, and roots can form in about 3-4 weeks. Indoors it should be placed in a spot with sufficient light, and the overwintering temperature should be above 12°C.

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