![]() During the summer increase levels with a humidity tray (tray with pebbles and water which the plants sits on) or a humidifier. Feed from spring and stop just before winter or when growth really slows down, whichever comes first.Ībove average room humidity is the best growing conditions to grow a money plant. Keeping the tree small requires the plant to stay in a small pot with only a soil change.Ī balanced liquid fertilizer diluted should be fed to the plant every 2 weeks which will encourage growth and healthy leaves. The pachira wont need a pot much bigger than the one it resides in now, if it’s grown more, otherwise the same pot will be fine. Re-pot once every two years, during spring. A good mix can be made with 2 parts peat and one part perlite or sand (for drainage). Do not over-water or have the plant in a pot which can become waterlogged.Ī peat moss based mix is suitable. During the winter the pachira will slow it’s growth right down and will not need to be watered anywhere near as much like in spring and summer. Thoroughly water the plant once the soil becomes dry and remove excess water from the pot tray. During the winter the amount of daylight time decreases, which will naturally tell the plant it’s time to rest and slow it’s growth down, so do not become concerned about it no longer producing new shoots and leaves. Try your best to provide the plant with as much light as possible – without direct sunlight which can scorch the leaves. Room temperatures from 65-75✯ (18-24✬) are suitable, and no lower than 50✯ (10✬). They also make fantastic reception area and office plants, as long as the correct conditions can be provided. ![]() However, they will not bloom indoors.ĭisplaying: A plant over 4 feet tall can add some charm to many places within a home – especially in large rooms, near patio doors, near a fireplace, in a conservatory, or within a hallway. ![]() The smaller bonsai trunks look very thick compared to the size of the rest of the tree.įlowering: The Mexican fortune tree produces attractive white flowers and edible nuts. The lush linear leaves are glossy in appearance and have darker green visible veins, adding to it’s attractiveness as a house or office plant. So, the plant has a mixture of a tree and palm appearance. The upper section of the trunk produces green branches with long thin petioles (stalks) and palmatley compound or whorled leaves (five or more leaflets attached like fingers) sitting at the top of the petiole. ![]() How it looks: The obvious interesting feature is the trunks of the money plant are braided which are thick and woody (like any other tree) with bark. These have been cultivated in Taiwan to produce the braided types in various sizes including successful bonsai’s, which are exported to Europe, US and other countries. Grown braided as a house plant edible nuts will not fruit. In South America and other warm climates the pachira is grown for it’s edible nuts, in east Asia for good fortune, and in Europe and the US for their attractiveness as an indoor tree species. ![]()
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