Plant Care Blue Bush-Cherry

Blue Bush-Cherry

Taxonomy

Maerua decumbens
Maerua
Capparaceae
Brassicales

How to care for Blue Bush-Cherry

💦 Water

How often to water your Blue Bush-Cherry

Water needs for Blue Bush-Cherry
0.5 cups
every 9

Blue Bush-Cherry 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 Blue Bush-Cherry

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
☀️ Light

Finding light for Blue Bush-Cherry in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Blue Bush-Cherry: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Blue Bush-Cherry 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.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Blue Bush-Cherry in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Blue Bush-Cherry

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Blue Bush-Cherry: 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 Blue Bush-Cherry after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Blue Bush-Cherry

Blue Bush-Cherry

Blue Bush-Cherry


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft 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.

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