Acmella oleracea

Origin

South Africa

Production

Taiwan, Guangzhou

Category

Asteraceae, Spilanthes

Blooming

Flowering period in summer

Color

Flower color golden yellow , red

Size

height 40-80 cm

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Sunlight

Like adequate sunshine, slight shade tolerance

Watering

Like wet environments, only need keep soil moist

Fertilization

No much requirement for fertilizers

Pruning

Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely, after flowering remove the upper part staring from 5 cm above soil surface, leaving 3-5 leaves

Home Assistant Code

Use the following code in Home Assistant's configuration.yaml to set the limits for the Plant Monitor integration.

  plant:
   name_of_your_plant:
      sensors:
         ...

      # Acmella oleracea
      min_moisture: 15
      max_moisture: 60
      min_conductivity: 350
      max_conductivity: 2000
      min_temperature: 5
      max_temperature: 35
      min_brightness: 3700
      max_brightness: 60000
  

Plant as JSON

You can also retrieve the plant information in a machine readable format.