Biophyttum x 'snowman'

Biophyttum x 'snowman' - Araspec10

Biophyttum x Snowman
Biophyttum x Snowman
Biophyttum x Snowman
Biophyttum x Snowman
Biophyttum x Snowman

Normal to care for

Indoor

Full light

Terrarium

8 cm
6 cm
Biophyttum x 'snowman'

Biophyttum x 'snowman' - Araspec10

Biophytum x snowman is a magnificent plant that folds its leaves when touched and during night-time, it also produces beautiful yellow, white or orange coloured flowers. Biophytum x snowman is a brand-new cultivar and only available at Araflora.

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Plant information: Biophyttum x 'snowman'

Biophytum x snowman is a nice compact and slow growing plant. Biophytum x snowman is a herbaceous plant, several plants of the Biophytum genus are used traditionally as medicinal plants. They are believed to have a multipurpose medicinal working and are used for wound-healing, against bacteria and for several other purposes. When Biophytum x snowman blooms it produces small but beautiful looking flowers that will be coloured white, orange and yellow. The flowers might even remind you of narcissus sometimes. The coolest feature of Biophytum x snowman is that it folds it leaves during night-time or when the plant is irritated, when it is touched for example. According to Araflora Biophytum x snowman is the perfect terrarium plant, but will also do fine on your windowsill.

Height
8 cm
Width
6 cm
Araflora info
Non-edible
Araflora info
Special
Flower colour
Purple
Plant type
Terrarium
Growth habit
Creeping
Growth habit
Epifytical
Growth habit
Fast
Distribution
South-East Asia
Product type
Plant
Adult width
75 cm
Adult height
100 cm
Flowering period
all year
Altitude range
0-500 m
Plant care: Biophyttum x 'snowman'

Biophytum x snowman prefers bright but indirect sunlight, the leaves can get malformed with too much light and the plant will stay small when receiving insufficient light. The best place to keep it is on a window facing the east or west, but a window facing the north might be okay too however light exposure might then be insufficient at times. Araflora supplies with a well-draining and fertile soil, during the warmer months the soil should always be kept moist, but avoid drenching the soil. Araflora advises to water Biophytum x snowman with warm water. The leaves will get crinkled with insufficient water amounts and they will turn yellowish when you overwater the plant. Fertilizing can be done every two or three weeks during spring, summer and autumn with a water soluble fertilizer with half the dose. During wintertime the temperature should not drop below 16 degrees Celsius. During summertime Biophytum x snowman thrives with a temperature between 25 and 29 degrees Celsius. Biophytum x snowman likes a humid environment and is therefore perfectly suitable to keep in a terrarium. Araflora advises to mist Biophytum x snowman regularly when kept outside a terrarium.

Care
Normal
Place
Indoor
Air circulation
Yes
Light
Full light
Light
Semi sun
Maintenance
Can be pruned
Repotting
after 2 years
Soil Ph
<6-7>
Soil type
peat/cocos
Watering tips
Water spraying
Watering
Normal
Watering tips
Free draining mixture
Watering tips
Not standing in water
Max temperature
35 °C
Min temperature
10 °C
Artificial light height
20-40 cm
Fertilise
little
Daytime humidity
60-80%
Humidity at night
80-100%
Daytime temperature
20-30 °C
Nighttime temperature
12-18 °C