Portulacaria afra

Origin

South Africa

Production

China

Category

Portulacaceae, Portulaca

Blooming

Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, pale pink to red flowers

Color

Leaf color green, when sunny stems turning to purple

Size

Diameter 芒聣楼 5 cm, height 芒聣楼 5 cm

Soil

Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio

Sunlight

Likes light, no apparent period of dormancy

Watering

Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce water in summer

Fertilization

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once every 1-2 months in spring and autumn

Pruning

Remove dead and rotten part 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:
         ...

      # Portulacaria afra
      min_moisture: 7
      max_moisture: 50
      min_conductivity: 300
      max_conductivity: 1000
      min_temperature: 8
      max_temperature: 35
      min_brightness: 3500
      max_brightness: 85000
  

Plant as JSON

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