Planting And Care
- Add top soil or organic peat humus to the hole when you plant. You can also add composted cow manure to the mix to enrich the soil around the root ball.
- Cut back too tall or wayward shoots, if you like, but avoid a hard pruning of the entire plant – it may never grow out of it and recover its original beauty.
Russelia Care
Prepare a potting mixture using equal parts sand, perlite and peat. Fill a pot until there is only 1 inch between the rim of the pot and the surface of the soil.
Identify a healthy branch with a growing tip that has at least two leaves near the tip of the branch. Sever the branch 6 inches below the tip and remove any leaves other than the two closest to the tip of the branch.Sunlight Full sun Watering Medium Soil Loam, Sand, Well-drained soil Temperature 65 to 75 degrees F Fertilizer Apply any organic fertilizer Russelia Special Feature
Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds.
Russelia Uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for an ornamental purpose