Alternanthera (Red) – Plant
Also known as Joseph?s Coat Plant, Alternanthera Red Plant is a popular plant for its bright green foliages with single or bi-colored leaves in a single plant. it is a fast-growing and easy to care plant.
Alternanthera (Red) – Plant
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Description
The Alternanthera Red Plant is a native plant of the areas of native America.
Your Alternanthera Red Plant is an air purifying plant that removes various harmful VOCs and carbon dioxide from the air to make it cleaner.
Your Alternanthera Red Plant can grow up to 18 inches tall when grown indoors.
The Alternanthera Red Plant prefers bright indirect sunlight to maintain the color of its foliage. Make sure that you are not keeping your gardening Plant in direct sunlight or its leaves may get scorched.
Your Plant requires a temperature of no less than 7 C or their health may start to decline. Hence, you must keep your plant indoors during the winter season.
Water your Alternanthera Red Plant only when the 3 inches of the topsoil is dry to touch. You must water them twice every week during the summers and once every week during the winters.
Your Plant prefers an environment with over 50% humidity, and hence, you should consider keeping them in your bathroom or kitchen area.
Your Alternanthera Red Plant grows well in well-draining, aerated, and fertile soil.
The Alternanthera Red Plant is not a heavy feeder but regular feeding will boost its growth. You can use any balanced 20-20-20 by diluting it to 1/4 of its strength for your plant to fertilize them once every month in the summer season.
However, during the winter season, you must withhold any fertilizer use as it is the natural resting period for your plants.
Your Alternanthera Red Plant is considered to be toxic for pets and humans.
You should prune your Alternanthera Red Plant once every month by clipping odd dead leaves and twigs from the plant to maintain its beautiful appearance and to prevent it from becoming leggy.
Make sure that you are using a terracotta or mud pot that won't trap water inside it because your show Plant roots are prone to rot.
You should repot your interior plants once every year in a pot that is longer than a size bigger than the current pot to help your exotic plants grow the best during the spring or summer season. You must use a new potting mix for your plant then.
The Alternanthera Red Plant leaves turning yellow: It is an indication of direct sunlight exposure- Keep your plant in an area that receives bright indirect sunlight and not direct sunlight.
The Alternanthera Red Plant leaf tips turning brown: This is caused due to underwatering- Water your plant when the top 3 inches of the soil is dry.
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