A Polka Dot Plant is a small colorful houseplant, native to Madagascar, usually comes in 2″, 4″, or 6″ pots. The delicate downy green leaves of a Polka Dot Plant Plant are covered in spots and splashes of red, rose, white, or light green.
Some new varieties of Polka Dot plants even have pink leaves with green patches. When planted outside, a Polka Dot plant, can grow as tall as 30.” Inside, this plant needs to be kept trimmed back and small or it will get quite leggy. A Polka Dot plant looks beautiful in dish gardens or in small decorative containers.
Water a polka dot plant often enough to keep a soil slightly moist. Decrease a frequency of watering if a leaves turn yellow and fall from a plant. Water more often if a leaves fall without turning yellow.
Simply apply the fertilizer around the base of the plant, extending to the drip line. For vegetables, place the fertilizer in a strip parallel to the planting row. Water-soluble fertilizers are faster acting but must be applied more frequently. This method gives plants food while you water.
Houseplants should typically be pruned at the beginning of the growing season, which is late winter or early spring for many varieties.
Choose a pot with drainage holes, which also ensures potting soil doesn't stay too wet after watering your houseplants. The excess can freely escape out the bottom of the container, allowing oxygen to make its way to plant roots.
