Reverse Variegated Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’
Swedish Ivy Care
Pothos are known to go by many names like devils ivy because they are hard to kill and rather easy plants to care for and maintain - especially for beginners! But they are not as basic as you think and come in many different colors. And while they can thrive In many different environmental situations and purify the air but they can also be very toxic when ingested.
Physical id characteristics/ Morphology
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How to Identify Swedish Ivy
Plectranthus verticillatus Morphology
Foliage
Form: Simple
A singular leaf blade that is never divided into smaller leaflet units
Shape: Ovate or Ovatus
egg shaped leaf with a tapering point and broader end at the base near petiole
Apicies: Acute
Pointed tip, having a short sharp apex thats less than a 90 degree angle
Base: Attenuate or Attenuatus
When leaf tissue tapers down petiole to a narrow base with leaf material on either side of the petiole
Margin: Crenate or Crenatus
Wavy toothed, like dentate but with more round teeth, Toothes with teeth rounded at their apex
Venation: Pinnate
Secondary veins paired opposite eachother
Texture: Soft, flexible, and waxy
Arrangement: Opposite
When two leaves comes from the same stem at the same level on opposite sides of the stem
Inflorescence Morphology
Inflorescense Type: Verticillaster
A mixed infloresence made up of flowers arranged around an axis attached by pedicils
Gives the sense of a false whorl
Flowers are arranged to give the look of a whorl but in reality it is opposite axillary cymes
Flower Type: Perfect flower
Has both stamen and pistils
Ovary Position: Superior
Flower type in which sepals, petals, and stamens are attached below the ovary to the receptacle
Also described as a hypogynous flower
Flower/Corolla shape: Bilabiate (two lipped)
Irregular flower with and upper lip and lower lip
Upper lip is longer than lower lip
Zygomorphic Flower - Bilateral symmetry or being able to be divided into 2 equal halves on only one plane through central axis
Typical of the Lamiacease family
Sympetalous - When petals unite alng their margin to form a tubular flower
Growth habit/Form
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ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
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Bright indirect light ( 1000 - 2000 footcandles), prefers real sunlight but can handle artificial
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Water when top inch or 2 of soil is dry, let dry down between waterings
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Flowering
Flower usually in the summer
White to pale purple flowers
Trim flowers after bloom to encourage new growth and keep plant from looking leggy
Flower during short days of the year (Around July)
Flowers do not have a scent but being part of the mint family the foliage usually is usually aromatic
Fertilizer Requirements
Newly bought or recently uppoted plants don’t need fertilizer for the first year
You want a high Nitrogen to promote foliage growth and a high rate of potassium to promote and develop a healthy root system
If in active growth (summer months) fertilize Once a month or use a long-lasting slow-release fertilizer like Osmocote Plus (15-9-12)
Kelated Iron
You can also use indoor plant fertilizer Every 2 to 3 weeks
Miracle grow liquid all purpose plant food is also a good option (12-4-8)
Avoid fertilizing during fall and winter
