Plant Care Wight's Bastard Toadflax

Wight's Bastard Toadflax

Taxonomy

Thesium wightianum
Thesium
Santalaceae
Santalales

How to care for Wight's Bastard Toadflax

💦 Water

How often to water your Wight's Bastard Toadflax

Water needs for Wight's Bastard Toadflax
0.5 cups
every 9

Wight's Bastard Toadflax 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

Finding light for Wight's Bastard Toadflax in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Wight's Bastard Toadflax: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Wight's Bastard Toadflax 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 Wight's Bastard Toadflax in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Wight's Bastard Toadflax

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Wight's Bastard Toadflax: 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 Wight's Bastard Toadflax after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Wight's Bastard Toadflax

Wight's Bastard Toadflax


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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