Hairy Joyweed
4.7 out of 5 (3 experiences)
Also known as
Joseph's coat, alternanthera, Christmas Tree, Alternantheram, Snow On The Mountain and White Carpet
Taxonomy
Alternanthera ficoidea
Alternanthera
Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales
How to care for Hairy Joyweed
How often to water your Hairy Joyweed
Hairy Joyweed needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Hairy Joyweed in your home
Hairy Joyweed love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Hairy Joyweed does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
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How to fertilize Hairy Joyweed
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Hairy Joyweed after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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What Is This? #CommonChickweed #HairyJoyweed #identify #help I bought this plant without having any idea what it is, but I'm fairly positive that Greg has misidentified it. Any idea what this is? It is still really small (I got it as an inch tall starter), but it seems to not like direct sun, and is very dramatic when it needs to be watered- once a week, or it faints. Thoughts?
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Does anyone else have to water theirs more frequently than Greg says to? This plant is so dramatic, I swear! #HairyJoyweed
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I just bought this . It came in one of those self-watering nursery farm pots with the wick? Should I put the whole nursery pot with a wick in a decorative pot or completely repot it? #HairyJoyweed
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I have to share my beautiful new baby! I ordered her online and I am obsessed!!
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After the party, it’s the after party Cut off top of my single party time baby plant and have it in water. It looks like it’s growing a little crew cut of roots right now. Should I cut the top of that propagation and do another propagation or is that crazy? I’m obsessed with these hot pink leaves, and I want moreeee. There are two or three sets of leaves on the propagation. They are close together though. #PartyTimeAlternanthera #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PropagationStation
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She just wanted way more water LOOOOL THE DRAMAAAA 🤣🤣💗 going to swap out the dirt as well it’s not holding enough moisture and draining too quick. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict
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Sooo after losing the leaves from my propagation attempt with my precious pink party time plant, the parent plant is loving having been cut. Last pic is before I chopped off the top. #NewGrowth #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #HappyPlants #PlantAddict #GregGang
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WHAT IS THIS PLANT?!? So I got these two beauties at my local store and when we did research, they said it was a calico plant however that is not in the Greg database and I really do not think it is a party time plant either.  if some of you super cool people could help me identify what they are That would be amazing personally, I don’t really care because I think they’re beautiful anyway, but it is good to know when it comes to care their names are Callie and Marie (bonus points if you know where that’s from) And honestly, I think they are one of my “faves” #PlantID #whatisthisplant #HappyPlants #PartyTimeAlternanthera #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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And after the party it’s the hotel lobby . . . Lola’s saga continues. Send help pls. So my party time started by losing a few leaves, then I tried to prop her. The prop in water has zero leaves but seems to be growing roots anyway (am I crazy?). This new one had some rotted roots. I put in a new pot based on advice but maybe went too big. Also, all of my plants were getting white mold in the holes. When I rinsed with hydrogen peroxide and water and left out to dry a little, she wilted. So I put her in this glass of water. Now I’m not sure what to do with her. She’s a little leggy. She grew leaves like crazy when I cut her to get the prop. Should I try to plant the top and cut again? Or is it not stable enough right now? Is it bad to keep her in water?
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What’s going on with my PT She’s just not making any progress. It’s not in direct light, but receives plenty of indirect light and I only water when the top soil goes dry #PartyTimeAlternanthera #PropagationStation
Care Summary for Hairy Joyweed
Hairy Joyweed
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.