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How to take care about Pachira aquatica ?

2 months ago

I bought my first flower, can you advise how to take care of it? I have no experience with flowers, so I'm counting on help.

I've heard that I should water once every week or two. Am I right?

Thanks a lot in advance! :)

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Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
2 months ago
That's a nice looking tree. The first step would be to remove the white wrapper. Then see if the pot has a hole in the bottom. The botanical name "aquatica" tells us it's an aquatic plant so if the soil gets too dry, it will not be happy. But too much water in a pot without a hole could cause the roots to rot (overwatering.) Do you have a spot near a window?
Jagoda Skr
Original Author
last month
Yes, I have a place next to the window. Should the flower be exposed to the sun, is that correct ?
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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it is a plant.. not a flower ... if you treat it good.. maybe it will flower some day ...

heres a lot of links for you ... once you get down past the adverts ...

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffcm&q=Pachira+aquatica&ia=web

you water a plant when it needs to be watered.. based on your house... environment.. etc ....

you can not rely on someone elses concept of how to water your plant in your house ...

Al will come along with his tutorial on using TELLS ... one way to tell how much moisture is in your media... is by the weight of the pot ... when its real dry.. the pot will weigh nothing.. relatively speaking ... and the plant will probably be wilting by then ... and not watering until the plant shows some sign of wilt.. will give you a great idea of how often it needs to be watered ...

i water my plants every other week .... IF THEY NEED IT.. and my furnace is running now.. so it dries out the pots pretty quick ...

let us know if there is no drain hole in the pot.. and get it out of the wrapper.. so the pot can properly drain ..

have fun.. its isnt rocket science... just try not to love it to death by over watering it..

ken
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
last month
btw.... WHERE ARE YOU.. BIG CITY NAME ... oops ...

this might dictate whether it can take full sun thru a window ...

im far enough north that full winter sun thru a window is so weak it cant do much harm at all ...

ken
tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
last month
The embedded link will take you to An Overview of Good Growing Practices. If you put the information into practice, it will help you to avoid all the most common pitfalls that encumber nearly every grower on their path to a green thumb.

It will also provide you with a better ability to ask questions, the answers to which will have the greatest impact on your own growing experience.

Al
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
last month
Yes, it should be near the window to get some sunlight.

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