Hypoestes aristata
About Hypoestes aristata
Hypoestes aristata is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in abundant sunlight ☀ and should be less than 3 feet from a window.
Hypoestes aristata likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Hypoestes aristata
Hypoestes
Acanthaceae
Lamiales
How to care for Hypoestes aristata
How often to water your Hypoestes aristata
Hypoestes aristata needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for None in your home
Hypoestes aristata may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Hypoestes aristata
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Hypoestes aristata after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Repot? #PolkaDotPlant is it time for a bigger pot?
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Getting really tall, worried about the weight of her looooong branch. Should I put a stake? Or how do I go about getting more growth down below vs shooting up high? #PolkaDotPlant
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Transferred plant last Tuesday... Now it's not doing good. How can if I can bring it back to health? #PolkaDotPlant
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Another one of my plant finds from yesterday. 🪻✨🧚🌾🍄🌱🍂🌿🪩🪄 #greggang #greggers #polkadotplant #plantaddict #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #planttherapy
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⚪️⚪️What’s My Name?⚪️⚪️ ⚫️🔴⚪️A Polka Dot Plant ⚪️🔴⚫️ ⚪️Hypoestes Phyllostachya⚪️ 🔴⚪️⚪️Freckled Face⚪️⚪️🔴 Any open terrarium tips ? #HelpMeNameMyPlant For more about the name suggestions see the first few comments below for some ideas So I went to a “make and take” free workshop at one the the large hardware and gardening companies warehouse and it was a closed terrarium at that stage. Today I open the jar up for the first time and found new growth but it was too late for #FreshLeafFriday or #FresFeaturedFriday So given the growth and my error in maybe putting too much of the soil mix in the jar in the first place, I have decided to make it an open terrarium. So does anyone have any tips eg watering schedule or bug issues 🐛 More in the name suggestions below but I would like something that speak to the idea of polka dot dress or freckled face or both!! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #Hypoestes #PolkaDotPlant #GregGang #Seymour #theamigos #PlantTherapy
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Help 😬 This is the second #PolkaDotPlant that I’m killing- after the first I decided I wouldn’t get one again but someone gifted me a second 😅 I have her on the watering schedule, she’s in bright indirect light, but she’s got crispy leaves and is getting leggy. What do I need to do to help her out??
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Any tips on Polka Dot Plant? I just got this as a gift and I am not sure how to take care. Soil is humid, I am not overwatering. Leaves are getting dry unde it. Please help
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Out of all my plants…this one has given me the most grief and is now down to very few leaves. Supposedly this is supposed to be an easy one, I guess not for me 🤷🏼 #PlantAddict #PolkaDotPlant #StruggleBus
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Are these plants hard or easy to care for? #PolkaDotPlant
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I just repotted it after I got it today, should I water it more since it’s the first time?? #PolkaDotPlant
Care Summary for Hypoestes aristata
Hypoestes aristata
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 3ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.