Homalomena Black Beauty Care

Homalomena Black Beauty has a reddish black color and the leaves are oval, almost triangular.

• How to care  

1. Place Homalomena Black Beauty plant in a place that has a light intensity of 60% - 80% with a temperature between 20-29 °C.
2. The most suitable growing medium for Homalomena Black Beauty is a mixture of perlite, peat & hydrotone.
3. For the intensity of watering Homalomena Black Beauty need 3 times in a week so that the growing medium is not too wet. Because Homalomena Black Beauty does not like excessive water intensity.
4. The fertilization period for Homalomena Black Beauty can be done once a week with liquid organic fertilizer dissolved in water and then sprayed on the leaves.

• How to propagate 

Homalomena Black Beauty can be propagated by cutting.

1. The first step is to select the stem segment of the Homalomena Black Beauty plant that has quite a lot of roots. Then cut the internodes between the roots.
2. Then put the plant horizontally on the growing medium with the buds in facing up position and do sufficient watering.
3. Put it in a shady place.
4. The new shoots will appear after approximately in 3 weeks.