About
Alsobia dianthiflora is a perennial plant that thrives as an epiphyte or a subshrub, reaching up to approximately 30 cm in height. It grows by sending out trailing runners. The plant features succulent, hairy foliage that is green and marked with dark reddish veins and scalloped margins. In the leaf axils, it produces solitary, funnel-shaped flowers that are predominantly white, often displaying fringed petal edges and occasional purple mottling on their inner surfaces.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial, Shrubs
- Habit
- Matforming, Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Hanging basket, Houseplants, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
- Native to
- Mexico to Colombia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow under glass, or in containers to overwinter in a greenhouse, in moist but well-drained soil in bright, filtered light or light shade. Do not allow to dry out or to sit in water. See houseplant cultivation
- Pruning
- Pinch out stems to enourage bushier growth
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings, or by layering, pinning runners into soil and allowing them to root before separating from the main plant
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to mealybugs and thrips
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to grey moulds