Plant Care Bulbostylis wanderleyana

Bulbostylis wanderleyana

Taxonomy

Bulbostylis wanderleyana
Bulbostylis
Cyperaceae
Poales

How to care for Bulbostylis wanderleyana

💦 Water

How often to water your Bulbostylis wanderleyana

Water needs for Bulbostylis wanderleyana
0.5 cups
every 9

Bulbostylis wanderleyana needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
☀️ Light

Finding light for Bulbostylis wanderleyana in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Bulbostylis wanderleyana: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Bulbostylis wanderleyana may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Bulbostylis wanderleyana in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Bulbostylis wanderleyana

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Bulbostylis wanderleyana: repot after 2X growth

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 Bulbostylis wanderleyana after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Bulbostylis wanderleyana

Bulbostylis wanderleyana


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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