HOSTES FLOWER CARE
For the beauty of the leaves during the day, it requires care in a bright location where it can receive half sun. It should not be exposed to direct sun. For leaves that cannot receive daylight, the direction of the plant should be turned regularly to receive equal light. If it cannot get enough light, it withers its leaves and darkens occur on the leaf surface. Branches must be broken at their ends before they reach 30 cm in length. In this way, you will create strong side branches and develop, and you will also have a more voluminous plant by multiplying.
HOW MUCH DOES HOSTES FLOWER GROW?
If suitable environmental conditions are provided, it will have a length of up to 30 cm. It is a suitable plant for indoor and outdoor care.
DO HYPOESTES FLOW FLOWERS?
The hostess flower (Hypoestes) blooms with small pinkish or purplish flowers. It is not a very showy flower. In addition, since flowering unfortunately shortens the life of the plant, the buds should be cut with a scissors before the flowers are expected to bloom. Thus, the plant stops flower production and continues to produce leaves. If you forget to cut the flowers, we recommend that you root a spare plant immediately and keep it ready.
HOW SHOULD I CHOOSE HOSTES FLOWER SOIL?
As the soil, you may prefer a soil made of an equal mixture of garden soil, burnt barn manure, leaf compost and toothed stream sand. Again, humus, fibrous and low pH soils are very suitable for development. The soil should be drained. The soil change can be changed every two years if there is no emergency, in the middle of the spring season when the weather starts to get warmer.
IRRIGATION OF HOSTES FLOWER
Hostess flower, also known as freckled leaf flower, should be watered during the summer period as the soil dries. Considering the climatic differences, you may need to water more frequently in the summer period. In the winter period, it can be watered less frequently once a week. Irrigation should be done so that the soil is evenly wet. When the weather is hot, the plant can be easily irrigated from above. The hostess flower doesn’t want to be exposed to the draft. In winters, the temperature of the environment should not fall below 15 degrees.
HOW TO REPLACE HYPOESTES?
Hostess flower is propagated by cuttings or seeds. It is easy to reproduce with steel. It is more difficult to obtain sprouts because you need to provide suitable climatic conditions in seed production. You should do the cuttings in the spring. Taken top cuttings should be left to root in a shallow pot.
