Plant Care Common Flat Pea

Common Flat Pea

Also known as

Native Holly

Taxonomy

Platylobium obtusangulum
Platylobium
Fabaceae
Fabales

How to care for Common Flat Pea

Water

How often to water your Common Flat Pea

Water needs for Common Flat Pea
0.5 cups
every 9

Common Flat Pea 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

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

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 Common Flat Pea in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Common Flat Pea: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Common Flat Pea may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves šŸƒ, 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 Common Flat Pea in your home šŸ”.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Common Flat Pea

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

Care Summary for Common Flat Pea

Common Flat Pea


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4ā€ pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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