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Centradenia Inaequilateralis Care

Centradenia Inaequilateralis

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What is the plant

Centradenia spp. branches are angled or winged and the stems are often colored. The leaves are lanceolate or ovate, pointy, simple and opposite with well-defined veining, somewhat velvety, and often flushed with red on the undersides. Flowers have 4-lobed calyx, 4 petals, 8 stamens, and a 4-loculed ovary, pink or white. It is a lovely, bushy plant, produces clusters of small pink to mauve flowers in panicles either terminally or along the branches in winter.

Centradenia inaequilateralis is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to southern Mexico, and Central America. With its pink-purple flowers, its cultivar 'Cascade' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

humidity

humidity

Normal

lighting

lighting

Full Sun

hardiness zone

hardiness zone

8 - 10

difficulty

difficulty

Easy

hibernation

hibernation

Cold period

How to Care for the Plant

  • Water

    Water

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    Moderate watering

  • Pruning

    Pruning

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    Pinch out growing tips to promote a bushy habit.

  • Sunlight

    Sunlight

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    Partial shade with light.

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  • Soil

    Soil

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    Well-drained soil

  • Container

    Container

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    In container grown, overwinter indoors, replace, or take cuttings.

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