IXORA COCCINEA Jungle Geranium Rare Red, Pink, Orange 5 Live Plant New Cuttings

Description: Welcome... Ixora Coccinea Jungle Geranium Rare Red, Pink, Orange 5 Live Plant New Cuttings Native to warmer parts of the world, where frost is a rarity, the ixora blooms all year round under full sun.Ixora is a genus of over 500 species, in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It grows as a small shrub with large clusters of red, yellow, white, pink, or orange flowers that standout like puffballs from the evergreen foliage continuously throughout the year. The plant has glossy leathery leaves that are oval shaped and stiff growing on woody stems.Started and grown year-round, ixoras are easier to grow outdoors in full sun. In any case, they are slow growers and require judicious pruning and patience to grow it into a large showy shrub with vibrant flower clusters that bloom through the year. Sunlight for ixoraIxoras love the tropical sun. They are their happiest when they get 8-10 hours of direct to partial light in a day. Keep your plants out of the afternoon sun in the harsh summer months to avoid leaf burn. While ixoras can live easily in indirect light, flowering will be infrequent and in smaller clusters. Placement for ixoraWhen grown outdoors Ixoras can be grown easily in any spot. however, if you live in areas with harsh dry summer months, ensuring that the plant is shaded from the sun is important to prevent leaf burn. Indoors, keeping an ixora blooming and happy is a little difficult, place it in a spot that gets 7-8 hours of sunlight – direct or partial. A south or west-facing windowsill is a great spot. Watering for ixoraIxora likes its soil to be consistently moist. Keep the growing medium rich and well-draining and the soil moist at all times. A good rule of thumb is that the soil should never be allowed to dry out.Water them often—the right amount will depend on the weather conditions in your area, though watering frequency will decrease considerably in monsoon and winter.When watering an extremely dried out soil (visible cracks and soil leaving the planter walls) water in batches. Watering all at once allows the water to simply pass through the soil without getting absorbed.Every time a plant is watered, water it thoroughly till you see some draining out of the drainage hole and always empty the under plate. Soil for ixoraFor a lush and flowering ixora plant, use a soil mixturethat is rich in organic matter and peat-based. Ixoras love an acidic soil pH that helps the plant grow thick leathery leaves and bigger bunches of vibrant flowers. Soil mixtures that have a pH level above 7.0 can cause the plant to undergo chlorosis and have a dull foliage colour. Fertilisers for ixoraFertilise your ixoras with a slow release fertiliser at the start of spring to get the plant ready for the growth spurt in the warmer months. Augmenting the soil with a handful of good quality compost in the topsoil every month is also a great way to make the plants healthier.Using a generic houseplant fertiliser every two weeks boosts foliage growth and increases flowering frequency. Pruning of ixoraPrune your ixora plant after it the blooms die back on the stem to increase branching and diverting growth hormones towards more flowering. Prune your ixora bush to shape it into the desired tidy shape. Ixora plants take very well to pruning and can be trimmed down to only one bud if needed. Flowers bloom on new growth, so pruning tips to promote branching is a great way to increase the blooms on your plant. Propagating an ixora plantTo propagate your ixora plant, take cuttings in the spring. Ensure that the cutting is from the greener part of the stem to increase chances of rooting. The cutting should have at least 2 to 3 leaf nodes that can be buried into the soil. Rooting ixora is difficult and you might have to use rooting hormone for higher chances of success. Thank You...

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Location: Kegalle

End Time: 2024-10-19T12:42:50.000Z

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