Lace Flower

Lace Flower Care

Alsobia dianthiflora

What is the plant

Alsobia dianthiflora is a beautiful trailing mass of velvety-soft, gray-green foliage. Produces charming white flowers with fringed-petals from spring into summer. Low maintenance and tolerates some neglect.

Alsobia dianthiflora ‘Lace Flower’, also known as the Lace Flower Vine is a member of the Gesneriad family originally native from Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Brazil. Prized for its unique blooms with lacy, shredded petal edges, this small vining plant does great in a hanging basket, tall pots, or also adapts indoors as a house plant in bright light where it will produce many long stolons/vines that will trail and hang over. These vines can grow up to 3 feet long with the plant reaching about 8”.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Shade

Temperature

18°C - 25°C

Hardiness zone

9a - 10b

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Prefers moist but well-drained soil. Check the soil moisture with your finger. If the top 2-4” (5-10cm) of soil is dry, or plants are wilted, it is time to water. Apply water at the soil level if possible to avoid wetting the foliage.
Fertilizer
Apply a balanced liquid fertilizer once every three months.
Sunlight
Alsobia likes bright, indirect light.

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Soil
Start with a good quality, commercial potting soil. These are usually lighter in weight than topsoil, sterile and pest-free. Many are available with a mild starter fertilizer in the mix.
Temperature
While a lace flower vine can spend some time outside during the summer, it needs to come indoors when the temperature begins to drop below 50F.
Container
Select a container with a drainage hole or be prepared to drill holes for drainage if there are none.