Callisia repens (Reverted ‘Bianca’)

£4.95

This offering is the beautiful, non-variegated green form of the popular Callisia repens, often called the Turtle Vine. While the ‘Bianca’ cultivar is famous for its pink and cream stripes, this fully green reversion is arguably more robust and vibrant, thriving even in slightly lower light conditions where its variegated sibling might struggle or become leggy.

Its dense, low-growing, and trailing habit makes it perfect for adding a lush carpet of green to the top of a pot or cascading beautifully over the edge of a hanging basket

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Description

Key Features

  • Lush, Vibrant Green: The solid green leaves are a deep, saturated shade, providing an excellent textural contrast to other houseplants.
  • Dense Growth Habit: This variety naturally grows thick and bushy, making it an excellent filler plant or groundcover in large planters.
  • Easy Propagation: Like its cousins in the Tradescantia family, this plant is incredibly easy to propagate, allowing you to easily share and multiply your collection.
  • Hardy & Resilient: This reverted form is less prone to browning tips and is generally more forgiving of common indoor conditions than the variegated version.

Care Instructions

  • Light: Prefers bright, indirect light for the most compact growth, but it is quite tolerant of moderate light conditions. Too little light will cause the plant to stretch (become “leggy”).
  • Watering: This plant enjoys consistently lightly moist soil. Water thoroughly when the top 2-3 cm of soil is dry to the touch. Avoid letting it sit in soggy soil.
  • Temperature: Thrives in standard warm room temperatures, ideally 16°C to 25°C.
  • Soil: Use a well-draining potting mix. It has a shallow root system and appreciates wide, shallow pots.
  • Pruning: Pinch back the stems regularly to encourage a fuller, bushier shape. Cuttings can be rooted directly in the soil or in water!

Your Healthy Plant

This is a beautiful, thriving specimen ready to take off in its new environment. As an authorized plant passport issuer, you can trust that this plant is inspected and certified to meet all phytosanitary health standards.

Additional information

Weight 0.5 kg

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