Pellionia repens
Trailing watermelon begonia
- Height × spread
- 0.6m × 0.15m
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
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- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Height
- 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.15m
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Indoors
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Any
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Indoor light
- semi shade
- Indoor temperature
- 15C/60F minimum temperature
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
General houseplant fertiliser
Feed this plant with a general houseplant fertiliser.
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Feed regularly during growth
Feed the plant regularly during growth for improved foliage. Don't feed the plant in winter. Follow the feed manufacturer's directions for the amount of feed to use.
Spring-Winter · Indoors
Mist leaves/foliage frequently when air is dry
This plant absorbs water through its leaves, so mist the plant's leaves to give it a drink. Do this frequently in summer when the air is dry (every day when it's very hot), and less frequently in cooler months.
Spring-Winter · Indoors
Mist leaves/foliage until damp
Mist the leaves until they are properly damp all over.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
Houseplant compost for repotting
Repot using any good quality house plant compost.
Indoor temperature · Planting
Average or warm room, min 15C/60F
This plant thrives in average or warm rooms when grown as a houseplant (average room temperature is around 20C/68F). The minimum advisable temperatures at night and in the colder months are 15C/60F.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in moderate light / some shade
This plant is happiest in a position with part or light shade, near a sunless window or some distance away from a sunny or bright window. It should not be exposed to full sunlight.