How to take care of Justicia Umbrosa or Brazilian Plume

#justicia #brazil #justiciaumbrosa #tropicalplants
🌞 Partial Sun (North/East or West)
⛲ No overwatering - water every day during summer, reduce during winter
🌱 Add compost twice every month during the summer months
Potting mix - 50 pc Sand, 40 Garden soil and 10 pc Compost
🌺 Flowering - usually summer blooming, but started blooming in my garden in the month of December
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[@jadinegreenaway4447]

Thank you!!! I have been looking everywhere for this info. Well done

[@Urbanscapegardening]

Thanks 🥰

[@annamorley4737]

Thank you for sharing the informations. i have just acquired one plant, a beautiful yellow colour flower.
I did a morning walk and saw a great bush of the red colour flower.I tried to find out how to take cuttings and propagate it. It was by sheer accident that I saw the yellow ones at a private nursery and learnt its name. Thank you so much from AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND

[@Urbanscapegardening]

Ur welcome 😁

[@passiongarden387]

The plant is soo beautiful 💛

[@Urbanscapegardening]

Thank you. Yes it is😍

[@ramyamurali7883]

very nice collection

[@Urbanscapegardening]

Thank you

[@heenadobhal548]

I have this in Dehradun, growing under my Mango tree. Thriving well. Awaiting flowering now.

[@Urbanscapegardening]

Wow luck mine died 😭

[@heenadobhal548]

@@Urbanscapegardening Oh no, it really is a magnificent bee and bird attraction.

[@sonaleepanda760]

What does one do after the flower has bloomed and withered. Does one remove the stalk..

[@Urbanscapegardening]

U can

[@sulekhachatterjee15]

What about the fertilizers?

[@Urbanscapegardening]

Just compost

[@sulekhachatterjee15]

@@Urbanscapegardening thanks

[@jerushamargaret1455]

How did you save the plant? I am trying to save mine and I need help. Please talk about the pruning process. Thanks :)

[@Urbanscapegardening]

I could not save mine it's dead now...the mealy bugs can wreck havoc

[@jerushamargaret1455]

@@Urbanscapegardening :O That's sad! So sorry! Mealy bugs attacked my mammy croton. But it is kinda under control now. I attacked them back. :P It did not affect my justicia but the plant is not growing at all. It's dying very slowly and I probably need to prune it but I'm scared I'll kill it. :S

[@Urbanscapegardening]

@@jerushamargaret1455 neem oil pesticide works

[@jerushamargaret1455]

@@Urbanscapegardening Thank you! :) But it is not infested with bugs. I just see no growth. There's tip burn but the plant is in the shade only and watering is not the problem as well. Ah well!

[@SanyaGardening]

Nice new fd do same

[@Urbanscapegardening]

Thank you