Rosettes, Bulbs, and Ground Cover Plants
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
Photo: S.Tanaka~commonswiki · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–30 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Origin
- Thailand and Myanmar
- Size
- 5 – 10 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Light
- medium – high
- CO2
- recommended
- Fertilization
- average
- Growth
- slow – moderate
- Position
- close-up
- Propagation
- lateral offshoots
Notes: Wavy, star-shaped leaves. Very decorative among rocks. Tolerates heat well. Endangered in the wild: almost all of the plant sold commercially is grown in vitro.
