Pachira macrocarpa

Origin

Latin America

Production

China

Category

Bombacaceae, Pachira

Blooming

Foliage plants, sometimes flowering in April-May, red, white, light yellow flowers

Color

Leaf color emerald green

Size

Diameter 芒聣楼 10 cm, height 芒聣楼 20 cm

Soil

Peat mixed with coarse sand soil

Sunlight

Like sunshine, but have strong resistant to shade, under half shade for better care in summer

Watering

Moderately resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, may spray water in the air to keep moist

Fertilization

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring and autumn

Pruning

Remove dead and yellowish 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:
         ...

      # Pachira macrocarpa
      min_moisture: 15
      max_moisture: 60
      min_conductivity: 350
      max_conductivity: 2000
      min_temperature: 10
      max_temperature: 32
      min_brightness: 1200
      max_brightness: 40000
  

Plant as JSON

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