Plant Care Trailing Elephant Bush

Trailing Elephant Bush

Taxonomy

Trailing Elephant Bush
Trailing

How to care for Trailing Elephant Bush

💦 Water

How often to water your Trailing Elephant Bush

Water needs for Trailing Elephant Bush
0.5 cups
every 9

Trailing Elephant Bush 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 Trailing Elephant Bush

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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5"
☀️ Light

Finding light for Trailing Elephant Bush in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Trailing Elephant Bush: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Trailing Elephant Bush 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 Trailing Elephant Bush in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Trailing Elephant Bush

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

Care Summary for Trailing Elephant Bush

Trailing Elephant Bush

Trailing Elephant Bush


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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