Plant Care Amphibious Bistort

Amphibious Bistort

About Amphibious Bistort

Amphibious Bistort 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.

Amphibious Bistort likes soil that is good at retaining moisture. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.

Taxonomy

Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria
Polygonaceae
Caryophyllales

Also known as

water knotweed

How to care for Amphibious Bistort

Water

How often to water your Amphibious Bistort

Water needs for Amphibious Bistort
0.5 cups
every 9

Amphibious Bistort 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 Amphibious Bistort

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
Light

Check the growing potential in your area

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

Select a city to check sunlight intensity

Finding light for Amphibious Bistort in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Amphibious Bistort: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Amphibious Bistort love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.

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

Amphibious Bistort does not tolerate low-light đŸš«.

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

Nutrients

How to fertilize Amphibious Bistort

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

FAQs
Water Needs
Sunlight Needs
Toxicity
Soil
Fertilizer

Care Summary for Amphibious Bistort

Amphibious Bistort

Amphibious Bistort


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.

Trending in your area

Similar to Amphibious Bistort

✹ Discover rare plants

This plant is popular in