Buddha Belly Plant Bonsai

The buddha belly plant has several names.
Buddha belly plant bonsai. Can grow up to 15 metres in height with an equal spread but are often trimmed back or stunted controlled by the size of the pot for a bonsai effect. Buddha belly plant this is one of the coolest plants that we carry and almost anyone can grow it. Gout plant gout stick buddha belly guatemala rhubarb tartogo origin. In addition to jatropha podagrica it can also be referred to as a bottleplant shrub a gout.
There are a few species or varieties however with special bark patterns like the ficus microcarpa tigerbark for example. Water buddha belly plant in spring when new shoots appear and throughout the growing season when the soil is dry to a depth of 2 inches. It s usually a ficus microcarpa chinese banyan indian laurel or has been grafted with microcarpa foliage. Jatropha podragrica is grown for its swollen belly.
The leaves can be of very different sizes between 2 and 50 cm long 1 20 inches. Jatropha gout plant is an attention grabber and a must in every tropical garden. Full sun to partial shade. This mass produced bonsai is often sold growing in a bonsai or compact pot.
Pot belly fig also banyan fig ginseng ficus and chinese banyan botanical name. The trunks have a smooth grey bark in most cases. Plant at a glance. We transplant a buddha belly plant to sphagnum moss.
You will also sees flowers almost year round more in the warmer months of the year. Moderately acid 5 6 6 0 slightly acid 6 1 6 5 neutral 6 6 7 3 minimum cold hardiness. Zone 9a 6 7 c 20 f to 3 9 c 25 f plant height. The bulbous trunks are actually exposed roots which the foliage grows directly from.
Pot belly or buddha belly fig. It has a large bottle like caudex and huge leaves up to 10 12 inches in diameter. Mix 1 tablespoon of 24 8 16 fertilizer in 1 gallon of water for buddha belly plants growing in the ground.