Plant Care Canthium gracilipes

Canthium gracilipes

Taxonomy

Canthium gracilipes
Canthium
Rubiaceae
Gentianales

How to care for Canthium gracilipes

💦 Water

How often to water your Canthium gracilipes

Water needs for Canthium gracilipes
0.5 cups
every 9

Canthium gracilipes 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 Canthium gracilipes in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Canthium gracilipes: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Canthium gracilipes 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 Canthium gracilipes in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Canthium gracilipes

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Canthium gracilipes: 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 Canthium gracilipes after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Canthium gracilipes

Canthium gracilipes


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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