This rare small tree or shrub from Brazil is a real treasure. It grows only about 2 meters in the open ground and is therefore ideal for growing in a pot, where it grows about 150 cm. The fruits are red to black berries about 2 cm in size and taste like our sweet cherries. And what's the best part? Once it starts to bear fruit - in about the fourth year - it gives you amazing fruits almost continuously throughout the year.
It is a very undemanding plant that does not require any special care and even a beginner tropical grower can handle its cultivation.
HEIGHT OF PLANTS SOLD 10 to 15 CM
PRICE 12 EURO
Growing instructions for EUGÉNIA REPANDA
Substrate:
Preferably acidic and well-permeable
Recommended mixture: 2 parts peat, 1 part perlite, a little sand
Watering:
Water only when the substrate dries out slightly
In winter, reduce watering, pour out excess water from the tray after watering.
Growing location:
Year-round at home: As close to a window as possible, with plenty of light.
Summering is possible outside on a terrace, garden, or balcony, but only from spring to autumn: Partial shade, later full sun.
Wintering:
Tropical plant - cannot tolerate temperatures below 5 °C for a long time. Winter at min. temperature 10C
For the winter, place in the living room, bedroom, hallway, winter garden or tempered greenhouse, always as close to the window as possible
Fertilization:
Fertilizers Ordinary water-soluble or granular
Suitable fertilizer:
long-term granular fertilizer OSMOCOTE
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