Aphelandra squarrosa

Origin

Tropical Americas

Production

Southern China

Category

Acanthaceae, Aphelandra

Blooming

Flowering period July-September

Color

Flower color yellow

Size

Diameter 芒聣楼 10 cm, height 芒聣楼 15 cm

Soil

Soil with loose texture or special humus soil

Sunlight

Like sunshine, grows in sunny places, but avoid direct strong light

Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Fertilization

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

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:
         ...

      # Aphelandra squarrosa
      min_moisture: 15
      max_moisture: 60
      min_conductivity: 350
      max_conductivity: 2000
      min_temperature: 10
      max_temperature: 32
      min_brightness: 4000
      max_brightness: 20000
  

Plant as JSON

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