Plant Care Purple Leaf Plum

Purple Leaf Plum

Taxonomy

Purple leaf plum
Purple

How to care for Purple Leaf Plum

💦 Water

How often to water your Purple Leaf Plum

Water needs for Purple Leaf Plum
0.5 cups
every 9

Purple Leaf Plum 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 Purple Leaf Plum

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
☀️ Light

Finding light for Purple Leaf Plum in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Purple Leaf Plum: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Purple Leaf Plum 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 Purple Leaf Plum in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Purple Leaf Plum

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

Care Summary for Purple Leaf Plum

Purple Leaf Plum

Purple Leaf Plum


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.

Trending in your area

Similar to Purple Leaf Plum

Discover rare plants