Plant Description
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Name: Devil's Backbone, Mexican Hat Plant, Alligator Plant
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Species Name: Bryophyllum daigremontianum
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Care: Water only when soil is dry using room temperature water.
Do not allow leaves to get wet as this might cause rotting.
During winter allow soil to dry out between waterings.
Likes filtered bright light with a minimum of four hours of light a day.
Protect from frost as plant is not winter hardy.
The plant is easy to propagate, it will grow sproutlets from leaves. Plant sproutlets once they have developed long enough roots.
Does well in temperatures of 65 - 75°F (16C - 24°C).
Fertilize every month between March and September, dilute fertilizer by half.
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