Content
Dichondra: Growing and Care
30.08.2023 16:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:23
Dichondra is grown in hanging pots and boxes as an ampelous plant or on the ground as a groundcover.
At the same time, on the street, in the garden, dichondra is grown in an annual culture, but at home, it can be grown as a classic houseplant, which is taken out to the balcony or garden for the summer.
How to sow dichondra
Growing dichondra from seeds Dichondra is sown for seedlings in the middle of winter, in January-February. Before sowing, dichondra seeds are soaked overnight in water with a growth stimulator.
Sowing of dichondra is carried out in a sterile soil peat substrate for seedlings, watered with sodium humate. Embedding depth no more than 8 mm.
What does the dichondra flower love
Dichondra can grow both in the sun and in the shade, however, silver varieties are more light-requiring.
The type of soil is not particularly important for the crop, but still the plant will grow and develop most rapidly on neutral or acidic substrates with good drainage and an admixture of loose sedimentary rocks.
How to make dichondra lush
To form a lush crown in an ampelous dichondra, it needs to be pinched and trimmed. The plant needs pruning and in preparation for wintering.
To enhance tillering, pinch the ends of the shoots, and when they become too long, they are cut off.
