| Life form | Herbaceous |
| Family | Commelinaceae |
| Origin | Brazil |
| Ease of cultivation | For a florist with experience |
| The size | At home, it can reach 30-40 cm in height and width. |
| Growth rate | Average intensity of growth |
| Lifespan | Up to 4 years with proper care. |
| Temperature | In the summer: 69,8-84,2 ° F, in winter it is better to keep the temperature at least 60,8 ° F. |
| Humidity | Siderasis requires very high humidity, but can not be sprayed its pubescent leaves. Therefore, it is best to grow it in a terrarium or a bottle garden. You can put the plant on a pallet with wet claydite. |
| Lighting | Prefers partial shade or bright diffused light. |
| The soil | The plant prefers air-permeable soils. For example, for the soil of own preparation, take: 2 parts of leaf land, 1 part of coarse-grained sand or perlite, 1 part of sod land. Good drainage is required. |
| Watering | In spring and summer, water 1-2 times a week. In winter, watering is not more than 1 time per week. The soil between watering should be slightly dry, but never dry completely. |
| Fertilizer | In spring and summer, once a month, liquid fertilizer. |
| Reproduction | Propagate by dividing the overgrown rosettes. Siderasis propagated as cuttings, but this is quite difficult. |
| Bloom | Flowering three-lobed purple flowers diameter of 2-3 cm. |
| Transfer | Transplant once every 2-3 years in a pot of larger diameter. |
| Features of care | Siderasis not be placed on the draft |
| Difficulties | It is affected by a spider mite, and scutellum. The leaves turn brown from excess moisture in the soil. Green leaves turn yellow from excess light. The tips of the leaves dry when too hot and dry or too much light. In this case, the plant may die. The stems can decay with excessive watering. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
