Coccoloba (Coccoloba, family Buckwheat) is a rare houseplant native to North America (Florida). It is a spectacular tree or shrub with wide, rigid, whole-edged, rounded, olive-green leaves. Veins on young leaves are red, on old leaves they turn creamy. Under natural conditions, coccoloba blooms with fragrant white flowers, collected in an inflorescence-brush. In their place, red, grape-like berries are formed that are edible.
ะะพะบะบะพะปะพะฑะฐ (Coccoloba). Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com wlcutler
Unfortunately, the coccoloba does not bloom indoors. Coccoloba requires a lot of space. This is a tub plant that thrives in a greenhouse or winter garden. In room culture, you can find two types of coccoloba – berry coccoloba (Coccoloba uvifera) and pubescent coccoloba (Coccoloba pubescens).
For coccoloba, a bright location without direct sunlight is preferable. The air temperature in the room should be moderate, not lower than 12 ยฐ C in winter. Kokkoloba is demanding on air humidity, this plant needs frequent spraying.
Coccoloba. Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com Forest & Kim Starr
The coccoloba is watered abundantly in summer, moderately in winter, the earthen lump is by no means overdried. Coccoloba is transplanted as needed, about once every two years. In this case, a mixture of sod, leaf and humus soil, peat and sand is used in a ratio of 2: 1: 1: 1: 1. Reproduction is carried out using stem cuttings in the spring. Rooting requires a temperature of at least 25 ยฐ C, it is advisable to use phytohormones and bottom heating. Reproduction by freshly harvested seeds is possible.
Coccoloba can be affected by red spider mites. At the same time, thin cobwebs are visible on the leaves and petioles. This happens in rooms with low air humidity. It is necessary to treat the plant with an insecticide (decis) and optimize the conditions of detention.
