Watermelon Pellionia
Procris repens "Pulchra"
Watermelon Pellionia
- Also known as Pellionia pulchra
- Creeping, trailing and climbing rainforest plant
- Decorative leaf pattern
- Low light demand
- Suitable as ground cover and for back walls
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Description
In the trade, two somewhat different plants are listed as Pellionia repens and Pellionia pulchra. Today, however, they are categorised as the same species, Procris repens. However, the plant labelled as P. pulchra is a form with a different leaf pattern and more compact growth than the plant traded as P. repens.
Although Procris repens is a member of the Stinging nettle family (Urticaceae), like many other members of the family it has no stinging hairs. It is native to tropical Asia, from India and southern China (Yunnan) to Indonesia. There it is a caterpillar food plant for some butterflies of the genus Hypolimnas. The herbaceous plant grows on the ground in tropical and subtropical rainforests and humid forests. It forms branched, prostrate, trailing and also more or less climbing shoots up to about 60 cm long; the carpet can grow up to about 15 cm high. The somewhat fleshy, slightly zigzagging stems form roots at the nodes. The asymmetrical, elliptical to elongated leaves are similar to those of certain Begonia species, they sit in two rows in a dense sequence on the stem and are around 2.5 - 10 cm long. The younger leaves have a variable pattern that is compared to that of watermelon rinds. The form known as "Pellionia pulchra" has a distinctive net pattern of dark brown-green leaf veins on a silvery grey-green background. The veins on the underside of the leaf are reddish in colour.
Like many tropical forest plants, Procris repens grows best in a loose, well-drained substrate that is kept moderately moist, but should neither become waterlogged nor completely dry. A higher humidity of over 50 % is recommended. The light requirement of this shade plant is not high, but it grows best in a moderately bright spot. If grown in daylight, it should be protected from direct sunlight. Once the plant is well established, it can be fed occasionally with a green plant fertiliser.
The Creeping Pellonia, a plant from the shady undergrowth of tropical primary forests in Asia, is ideal for rainforest terrariums and other enclosures with high humidity. It is primarily a ground cover that creates a visual highlight in dimly lit terrarium areas with its distinctive leaf pattern. Procris repens also climbs over stones, wood lying on the ground and on damp back walls or hangs down with its shoots from raised planting areas.
Profile
| Procris repens "Pulchra" | |
| Cultivation options | Terrarium bottom, moist backwalls, in well-drained, humus-rich substrate |
| Growth height | Up to 15 cm high carpet |
| Temperature | 12 - 32 °C |
| Humidity | At least 50 % |
| Light requirement | Moderately bright light; no direct sunlight in case of daylight cultivation |
| Watering | Keep the substrate moderately moist, avoid waterlogging and drying out |
| Fertilisation | Moderate, diluted liquid fertiliser every 4-6 weeks |
| Propagation | Terminal and partial cuttings |
| Suitable for | Tropical humid forest and rainforest terrariums |
| Cultivation options |
| Terrarium bottom, moist backwalls, in well-drained, humus-rich substrate |
| Growth height |
| Up to 15 cm high carpet |
| Temperature |
| 12 - 32 °C |
| Humidity |
| At least 50 % |
| Light requirement |
| Moderately bright light; no direct sunlight in case of daylight cultivation |
| Watering |
| Keep the substrate moderately moist, avoid waterlogging and drying out |
| Fertilisation |
| Moderate, diluted liquid fertiliser every 4-6 weeks |
| Propagation |
| Terminal and partial cuttings |
| Suitable for |
| Tropical humid forest and rainforest terrariums |
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