Tightly whorled heads of purple-toned leaves with striking wide white bands on thick succulent running stems; showy basket subject; outstanding in urns and windowboxes to cascade down in dramatic color.
In spring and summer, water every 3 days with standing water, the soil should be constantly moderately moist, water stagnation should not be allowed, water should be drained from the pan. In the autumn, watering once a week. In winter, watered no more than 1 time in 10 days, the soil between watering should dry up. When watering, water should not fall on the leaves.
It prefers bright diffused light, while at the same time, the plant should be protected from direct sunlight. In poor lighting, the stems may stretch.
In spring and summer 1 time in 2-4 weeks with liquid fertilizer, diluted twice. At too intensive top dressing the plant quickly grows, but the bottom part of stems thus is exposed.
Soil homemade take: 1 part compost soil, 1 part coarse sand or perlite, 1 part earth, 2 parts peat (pH 6-8). Good drainage is required. You can use a substrate based on peat.
