Callisia fragrans
basket Plant
Tropical trailing rosettes cascade from long delicate stems. Purple tones in direct sun, but hot direct sun may burn the plant. Infrequent fragrant white flowers. Prolific.
 Altura | 8–18 pulg. |
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 Ancho | 3–8 pies |
 Tolera | Veranos frescos, Calor, Macetas |
 Riego | Moderado |
Water tropical succulent regularly, when the top inch or so of soil feels dry. If you establish this pattern over several years, then you can cut back to watering every week or two in dry weather. Use drippers, emitters, or a slow stream of water so that it doesn't run off; allow the water to trickle all the way down through the deepest layers of soil. In a pot slowly water the entire surface until water comes out of the bottom of your pot. When temperatures are warm this plant will tolerate being constantly wet (with good drainage) and in fact grow rapidly under such conditions. | |
 Resiste hasta | 30 °F |
 Exposición | Sol parcial – Pleno sol |
 Características | Flor fragante, Cubresuelos, Colgante, Suculenta, Produce hijuelos, Tropical |
 Interior / exterior | Interior o exterior |
 Drenaje | En el suelo: mezcla para cactus, En maceta: mezcla para cactus, Tolera suelo arenoso |
 Fertilización | Uso general |
 Origen | Centro de México |
 Nativa de California | No |
 Zonas Sunset | 16, 17, 21–24, H1, H2 |
Notas de cultivo
Once a rosette is established it will send out a long shoot - or stolon - in search of a new home; wherever it lands it will root. With such expansion, this plant can become a large scale ground cover (as seen at the Huntington Botanical Gardens). This wandering growth style lends the basket plant to cascading from walls pots and hanging baskets.
Can tolerate full shade in hot inland areas where cover can also help protect this plant from hard frosts. Keep in mind that this plant is very fragile. If planted under trees the leaves can be tricky to get out of the rosettes of this plant. Use a blower for this, not a rake.
Interés especial
This plant also makes an excellent houseplant, where it transitions easily and looks great cascading off a mantle or hutch.
Esta información refleja las observaciones de Grubb and Nadler y de nuestra comunidad de amantes de las plantas. Siempre tomamos en cuenta las aportaciones de otros horticultores y agradecemos los comentarios de quienes tengan más información sobre el cultivo de esta planta.
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