We will send you an email to reset your password.
Watermelon Plant
Dischidia ovata
("diss-SHID-ee-yah oh-VAH-tah")
£35.00
Hanging
Patterned
Dischidia ovata, commonly known as the Watermelon Plant, is an epiphytic climbing or hanging plant known for its fleshy leaves that have a pattern resembling watermelon skins (hence the common name). The Watermelon Plant comes from the tropical rain forests of New Guinea and Queensland. Most species of Dischidia grow in ants' nests high in the jungle canopy, and some even grow special leaves with cavities that act as stores or shelter for the ants, and as pockets to capture water and organic materials into which its own roots can grow.
Until recently, this has been a fairly obscure houseplant, and its biology has been little understood. However, it is easy to look after and does well as both a trailing plant from a high place, or it can be trained to climb around a moss pole or frame of canes. All our potted plants come in compostable coir pots - read more here.
Until recently, this has been a fairly obscure houseplant, and its biology has been little understood. However, it is easy to look after and does well as both a trailing plant from a high place, or it can be trained to climb around a moss pole or frame of canes. All our potted plants come in compostable coir pots - read more here.
No minimum
order value
100% compostable
growing pot
Free delivery
over £50
Next day
dispatch
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CARE INSTRUCTIONSAdditional Information
Pets & Children
Not Known
Height
40-50cm but vines can trail over 1m in length
foli8 Coir Pot Size - read here
14cm
Country of Origin
New Guinea and Northern Queensland
Habitat Conditions
This is a plant of the hot, humid rainforests of New Guinea and Tropical Far North Queensland. The plants are epiphytes, which means that they grow among the canopies of tall jungle trees. All the water and nutrients they get in the wild have to be found among the leaves and branches of their host trees.
Plant Care
Light
Medium - medium high. Avoid direct sunlight
Watering
Keep the soil moist, but not wet. Regular misting with tepid water is beneficial
Pruning
The vines can be trimmed to keep them to a desired length. The vines are likely to branch below the cut.
Feeding
Dilute fertilizer added to the water whenever you water the plant will be ideal.
Pest & Diseases
Likely to be susceptible to mealybugs and spider mites. Mealybugs should be removed by cleaning the plant, or by cutting off heavily infested foliage. Regualar misting with tepid water will deter spider mites, as will keeping the plant in a humid place, such as a bathroom.
You May Also Be Interested In
Umbrella Plant on Lava Rock
£40.50
Fiddle Leaf Fig
£42.00
Ponytail Palm
£36.00
Yucca elephantipes
£32.00
Dinner Plate Aralia
£35.00
Ming Aralia Large
£38.50
