Arrowleaf elephant's ear Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Temperatures Arrowleaf elephant's ear
For a balanced development of the The Arrowleaf elephant's ear , let's choose a partially shaded place, where it can enjoy direct sunlight only during the coolest hours of the day. Usually during the coldest periods of the year the aerial part of these plants dries; it will begin to develop again the spring after.The Arrowleaf elephant's ear is grown at home or in a warmed green house; during the Spring it can be moved outside, but only if the mimimum temperatures are clearly mild.

Care Arrowleaf elephant's ear
The development of the The Arrowleaf elephant's ear is This plant in the winter assumes a green colouring; it is medium in size and can reach 2 m high. It keeps its leaves in the winter. The Arrowleaf elephant's ear develops like a perennial herb.

Feed Arrowleaf elephant's ear
In the spring let’s remember to fertilize our perennial plants, using a slow release granular fertilizer, to add in one solution every 3-4 months. If desired we can also use a liquid fertilizer for flowering plants, to mix with the irrigation water every 20-25 days.

Irrigation Arrowleaf elephant's ear
These plants favour quite regular watering, usually 2-3 glasses of water ; we advise in any case to irrigate every 1-2 weeks , when the soil is dry. Generally during the period of vegetatational rest it isn't necessary to water our perennial plants, which in many cases lose their aerial part.

Adversity Arrowleaf elephant's ear
The spring weather, with a high temperature swing between the day and night hours, and pretty frequent rains, can favour the development of fungus diseases, which should be treated pre-emptively with a systemic fungicide, to use before the gems grow excessively; at the end of the winter we also suggest a wide range insecticide to prevent the attack of aphids and cochineals. We should always remember to do these treatments when there aren't flowerings in the garden.

Substrate Arrowleaf elephant's ear
Place these plants in a soil with average, drainage, which isn’t too moist.

Climate peat sand Soil Pumice Bark S. Organic alpine 4 1 3 0 0 1 continental 3 2 3 0 0 1 mediterranean 2 3 3 0 0 1

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Cultivate Arrowleaf elephant's ear
There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

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