silver Star

Growth habit

An intergeneric hybrid of the genera Lysimachia and Lysimachia. The growing season is in summer, preferring a warm, dry and sunny environment. Not resistant to cold, drought and semi-shade.

Favorite temperature: 18-24 ℃

Watering: once a week during the growing period

Light: full daylight

Propagation: cuttings

Diseases and insect pests: rust, black weevil

Combination suggestion: red roll silk, purple pearl

Planting and maintenance skills of Silver Star

Maintenance skills of Silver Star

Basin soil: change the basin every spring, using a mixture of peat soil, culture soil and coarse sand, plus a small amount of bone powder. During the growing season in spring and summer, the basin soil remains moist.

Fertilization: fertilize once a month, or use special succulent fertilizer. When dormant in summer, stop fertilizing and the basin soil is slightly dry.

Leaf disk: blossoms in spring and summer, the scape is drawn from the center of the rosette leaf disk, and the leaf disk gradually withered and died after flowering. In order to protect the leaf disc, it is necessary to cut off the bolting in time.

The mode of reproduction of silver stars

Cutting: it can be carried out all year round, and it is suitable for spring and autumn. The rosette-shaped top branch can be used for heading, inserted into the sand bed, kept at room temperature for 20-24 ℃, and rooted 15-20 days after cutting. You can also use mature leaves, recumbent or obliquely inserted in the sand bed, and take root about 10 days after insertion.