Name: White Melastoma
Scientific Names: Melastoma candidum, Melastoma malabathricum var. alba
Category: Flowering shrub
Indoor/Outdoor: Primarily Outdoor
Temperature: 15°C to 30°C
Region and Climate: tropical and subtropical
Water: Requires regular watering
Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade.
Color: white
Fruit Season: Bears fruit in late summer to early autumn. The fruits are small, berry-like, and often turn dark purple when ripe.
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.
