Weather Prophet
About Weather Prophet
Weather Prophet is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is isn’t challenging 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.
Weather Prophet likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Weather Prophet belongs to the Dimorphotheca genus, and is native to Southern Africa.
Taxonomy
Dimorphotheca pluvialis
Dimorphotheca
Asteraceae
Asterales
Also known as
Dimorphotheca pluvialis,, White african daisy, Cape marigold, Weather prophet, Cape rain-daisy, Ox-eye daisy, Cape daisy, Rain daisy and Dimorphotheca fruticosa
How to care for Weather Prophet
How often to water your Weather Prophet
every 9
Weather Prophet 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 Weather Prophet in your home
a window
Weather Prophet love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Weather Prophet does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Weather Prophet in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Weather Prophet
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 Weather Prophet after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Have some yellow leaves inside the plant and flowers seem to wilting. Not sure what I'm doing wrong in here. With moisture meter soil around plant is 6 and very close to the plant is 8.
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Why is she not flowering? When I purchased her she only had one singular flower but after that one died she didn't produce any
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How can I propagate my African daisy?
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New plant
Care Summary for Weather Prophet
Weather Prophet
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.