Saintpaulia ionantha

Origin

East Africa

Production

China

Category

Gesneriaceae, Saintpaulia

Blooming

Flowering period year around

Color

Flower color purple, white, pink

Size

Diameter 芒聣楼 10 cm, height 芒聣楼 10 cm

Soil

Likes loose and breathable soil, peat with some perlite

Sunlight

Like adequate sunlight in winter, put in places with bright scattered light in summer

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry

Fertilization

Need more fertilization, dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove dead and yellowish leaves and withered flowers

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:
         ...

      # Saintpaulia ionantha
      min_moisture: 15
      max_moisture: 60
      min_conductivity: 350
      max_conductivity: 2000
      min_temperature: 10
      max_temperature: 30
      min_brightness: 3000
      max_brightness: 20000
  

Plant as JSON

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