Planting and Growing red-hot cat's tail
| Care difficulty | 3 / 5 |
|---|---|
| Watering schedule | Maintain steadily moist soil, increase irrigation during hot dry spells |
| Sunlight requirements | Full sun · Partial shade |
| Ideal temperature | Information to be completed |
| Soil type | Chalk · Clay · Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid · Alkaline · Neutral |
| Soil moisture | Moist but well drained |
| Fertilizing | Weak balanced liquid fertilizer fed biweekly through warm summer days |
| Toxicity | Information to be completed |
How to Water red-hot cat's tail?
Maintain steadily moist soil, increase irrigation during hot dry spells
Learn more →What Are the Sunlight Requirements for red-hot cat's tail?
Full sun · Partial shade
Learn more →What Is the Ideal Temperature Range for red-hot cat's tail?
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Learn more →What Soil Is Best for red-hot cat's tail?
- Soil type
- Chalk · Clay · Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid · Alkaline · Neutral
What Are the Moisture Requirements for red-hot cat's tail?
Moist but well drained
Learn more →How to Fertilize red-hot cat's tail?
Weak balanced liquid fertilizer fed biweekly through warm summer days
Learn more →How to Prune red-hot cat's tail?
Shorten flowered shoots to about 1.5–2.5 cm from the previous year's growth. If flowering is on last year's growth, prune after flowering; if on current-year growth, prune the following early to mid-spring.
Learn more →How to Propagate red-hot cat's tail?
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early spring or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer. Bottom heat will be required
Learn more →How to Transplant red-hot cat's tail?
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Learn more →How to Care for red-hot cat's tail in Winter?
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Learn more →How to Plant red-hot cat's tail?
Grow under glass or indoors in a loam-less potting compost in full or filtered light. When in growth water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Water sparingly in winter, keeping barely moist. Can be grown outdoors in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade but only in warmer climes
Learn more →How to Repot red-hot cat's tail?
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Learn more →How to Harvest red-hot cat's tail?
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Learn more →Common Pests & Diseases
Diseases
Generally disease free
Pests
May be attacked by glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and scale insects
Explore the plant health library →The Toxicity of red-hot cat's tail
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