PACHIRA AQUATIC - info
Data sheet
- Light
- A lot of light. No direct sun.
- Recommended temperature
- Greater than 15 °C
- Watering
- Wait until the earth is dry. To check, scratch and feel with your fingers well below the surface of the soil. Immerse the plant pot in a container with water, for 1/5 of its height for 3 minutes.
- Origin
- Central and south America, Africa and India.
- Habitat
- Rainforest.
- Family
- The subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae.
- Various
- The Pachire are used for timber, cordage and seeds for stuffing pillows.