Key facts:-
Name: ഭദ്രകാളി ചെത്തി / Dark red thechi
Common names: Bhadrakali Chetti, Dark Red Thechi
Type: Perennial shrub
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Temperature: 20-30°C
Region and climate: Tropical and subtropical climate
Water: Regular
Sunlight: sunny or partial shade
Color: dark red
Fruit season: Not applicable (primarily grown for its flowers)
Potting mix:
40% Garden soil
30% Sand
20% organic fertiliser like compost/ dry cow dung/dry goat dung
10% born meal
Fertilization:
Feed your plant every month with a organic fertilizers like compost, dry cow dung, dry goat dung, fish emulsion, leaf molds, vegetable waste etc. Fertilizers from organic matter not only supply essential nutrients to flowers or fruits, but they also improve soil tilth. Use DAP or NPK Fertilizers to promote blooming flowers and fruit formation.
