| Life form | Shrub, tree |
| Family | Clusiaceae |
| Origin | Tropical regions of the southern hemisphere, America |
| Ease of cultivation | Requires special care |
| The size | Usually from 40 cm to 1.5 m in height in an apartment. In nature up to 3-6 m. |
| Growth rate | Low |
| Lifespan | With proper care for many years. |
| Temperature | In the summer: 71,6-77 ° F, in winter 60,8 ° F. Do not allow a sharp drop in temperature, the result may be a fall of leaves. |
| Humidity | Very high humidity is required. Sprinkle at least once a day in the morning the underside of the leaves with soft water. Put the pot in a tray with wet pebbles so that the bottom of the pot does not touch the water. |
| Lighting | Scattered light or partial shade. |
| The soil | Suitable ready soil with acidity pH 4.5-5.5. For the soil of own preparation it is possible to take equal parts of peat, humus, turf and sand. You can add one part of the land from under the coniferous forest. It is necessary to use drainage. |
| Watering | In the summer, abundant regular watering once a week. In winter, watering is reduced. |
| Fertilizer | From spring to autumn every month, feed on liquid fertilizer, diluted threefold. |
| Reproduction | Semilignified apical cuttings of about 10 cm from July to September teplichke (or covered with polyethylene) with a lower heated in a mixture of peat and perlite with IAA.After rooting (about a month), plant it separately in a pot. Rooted quite difficult. Clouseau also propagated by seed, and air layering. Seeds very quickly lose their germination, so they should be sown as quickly as possible. When working with seeds, gloves should be worn. |
| Bloom | Cream or pink flowers, in the conditions of an apartment blooms seldom. |
| Transfer | As rarely as possible, every 2-3 years, only if the pot is small. |
| Features of care | Do not allow drafts and sudden temperature changes. It is useful to trim the spring weak shoots, air roots and pinch the tops of branches for better branching. |
| Difficulties | Most often affected Clouseau scale insects, spider mites, mealybugs. In general, the plant is sufficiently resistant to pests and diseases. Sometimes there are spots on the leaves, it is also possible root rot. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
