Chlorophytum bichetii
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Wheat Plant
- Scientific Name
- Chlorophytum bichetii
- Origin
- Malaya
- Temperature (°C)
- 18 - 25
- pH range
- 7.2 - 8.5
- Hardness (ppm)
- 80 - 150
- Height
- 300mm
- Difficulty
- Less Demanding
- Notes
- Has 20 to 30 variegated leaves originating from a rhizome which produces a cluster of whitish bulblets. Leaves are up to 30cm with yellow margins. Shoots or suckers can be detached from base stock & planted out. Effective only in emersed cultivation. Will not tolerate new water.
- Propagation
- Once growing plants acclimatize quickly underwater but are slow growing when emersed
- Source
- FNZAS