Smooth Crabgrass
About Smooth Crabgrass
Smooth Crabgrass is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that is a fun challenge to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Smooth Crabgrass likes soil that is good at retaining moisture. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Smooth Crabgrass belongs to the Digitaria genus, and is native to Central Europe and Japan.
Taxonomy
Digitaria ischaemum
Digitaria
Poaceae
Poales
Also known as
Smooth Finger-grass
How to care for Smooth Crabgrass
How often to water your Smooth Crabgrass
every 9
Smooth Crabgrass 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
Finding light for Smooth Crabgrass in your home
a window
Smooth Crabgrass love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Smooth Crabgrass does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Smooth Crabgrass in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Smooth Crabgrass
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 Smooth Crabgrass after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Smooth Crabgrass
Smooth Crabgrass
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft 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.