Plant Care Dancing Plant

Dancing Plant

Also known as

Telegraph Plant

Taxonomy

Codariocalyx motorius
Codariocalyx
Fabaceae
Fabales

How to care for Dancing Plant

Water

How often to water your Dancing Plant

Water needs for Dancing Plant
0.5 cups
every 9

Dancing Plant 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

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Finding light for Dancing Plant in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Dancing Plant: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Dancing Plant 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.

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Nutrients

How to fertilize Dancing Plant

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

Care Summary for Dancing Plant

Dancing Plant

Dancing Plant


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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