Plant Care Pope's Dicoma

Pope's Dicoma

Taxonomy

Dicoma popeana
Dicoma
Asteraceae
Asterales

How to care for Pope's Dicoma

💦 Water

How often to water your Pope's Dicoma

Water needs for Pope's Dicoma
0.5 cups
every 9

Pope's Dicoma 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 Pope's Dicoma in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Pope's Dicoma: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Pope's Dicoma 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 Pope's Dicoma in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Pope's Dicoma

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Pope's Dicoma: 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 Pope's Dicoma after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Pope's Dicoma

Pope's Dicoma


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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