Plant Care Dischidia Nummularia

Dischidia Nummularia

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Dischidia Nummularia has a Fast grower plant personality Fast grower
Dischidia Nummularia has a Survivor plant personality Survivor

Also known as

String of Nickels, String of Nickels and Button Orchid

Taxonomy

Dischidia nummularia
Dischidia
Apocynaceae
Gentianales

How to care for Dischidia Nummularia

Water

How often to water your Dischidia Nummularia

Water needs for Dischidia Nummularia
0.5 cups
every 9

Dischidia Nummularia 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.

Calculate water needs of Dischidia Nummularia

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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5"
Light

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A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

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Finding light for String of Nickels in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Dischidia Nummularia: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Dischidia Nummularia love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.

Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Dischidia Nummularia does not tolerate low-light 🚫.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Dischidia Nummularia in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Dischidia Nummularia

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

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Care Summary for Dischidia Nummularia

Dischidia Nummularia

Dischidia Nummularia


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.

What other plant parents say

Dischidia Nummularia has a Fast grower plant personality Fast grower 1
Dischidia Nummularia has a Survivor plant personality Survivor 1
Dischidia Nummularia has a Browns easily plant personality Browns easily 1
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09/02/2021

This plant has survived so much it deserves a damn medal

Fast grower Fast grower
Survivor Survivor
Browns easily Browns easily

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