Ant Plant
Taxonomy
Hydnophytum puffi
Hydnophytum
Rubiaceae
Gentianales
How to care for Ant Plant
How often to water your Ant Plant
Ant Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Ant Plant in your home
Ant 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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How to fertilize Ant Plant
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 Ant Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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my ant plant has a bunch of new leaves, the second to last picture is from when I first got him in august. thinkin about re-potting him soon but I don't know if I need to.
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Can someone help me identify this guy? You can’t really see I’m that picture but it’s growing out of like a green bumpy round base that has root coming out of it.
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I just got this ant plant today and it's full of ants! I'm just wondering if the seller had them with ants or they came some time on the way 🤔. Now I don't need to worry about quarantining it since the ants will protect their home but it's going to make it hard to water or keep food out 😅🥲. #happyplants #plantaddict #antplant #wishlistplant
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Can I mount my baby ant plant I'm looking for more space to put more plants would mounting my baby ant plant Leon Kennedy be a good idea for this or should I start mounting my hoya instead. Ant plants do live on trees so I think it would be plausible and I want one for aesthetic but I plan on mounting it on some wood that can handle being soaked. I don't know about my older ones though. #help #helpneeded #mountedplants #antplant
Care Summary for Ant Plant
Ant Plant
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 3ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.