Plant Care Red Vein Indian Mallow

Red Vein Indian Mallow

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Red Vein Indian Mallow has a Blooms easily plant personality Blooms easily
Red Vein Indian Mallow has a Fast grower plant personality Fast grower

Also known as

Abutilon Pictum, Abutilon Pictum, Abutilon striatum, Redvein abutilon, Red vein indian mallow, Redvein flowering maple, Chinese-lantern and Red vein chinese lanterns

Taxonomy

Callianthe picta
Callianthe
Malvaceae
Malvales

How to care for Red Vein Indian Mallow

Water

How often to water your Red Vein Indian Mallow

Water needs for Red Vein Indian Mallow
0.5 cups
every 9

Red Vein Indian Mallow 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 Red Vein Indian Mallow

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 Abutilon Pictum in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Red Vein Indian Mallow: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Red Vein Indian Mallow love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.

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

Red Vein Indian Mallow does not tolerate low-light 🚫.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Red Vein Indian Mallow in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Red Vein Indian Mallow

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Red Vein Indian Mallow: 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 Red Vein Indian Mallow after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

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Care Summary for Red Vein Indian Mallow

Red Vein Indian Mallow

Red Vein Indian Mallow


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.

What other plant parents say

Red Vein Indian Mallow has a Blooms easily plant personality Blooms easily 2
Red Vein Indian Mallow has a Fast grower plant personality Fast grower 1
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11/27/2021

quite pretty

Blooms easily Blooms easily

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