Water-Jacket
About Water-Jacket
Water-Jacket is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Water-Jacket likes soil that is well draining.
Taxonomy
Lycium andersonii
Lycium
Solanaceae
Solanales
Also known as
water-jacket, redberry desert-thorn, Anderson thornbush, Anderson's desert thorn, Anderson boxthorn, Anderson lycium, Anderson wolfberry and squawberry
How to care for Water-Jacket
How often to water your Water-Jacket
every 9
Water-Jacket 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 Water-Jacket in your home
a window
Water-Jacket love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Water-Jacket does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Water-Jacket in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Water-Jacket
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 Water-Jacket after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Care Summary for Water-Jacket
Water-Jacket
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.