| Life form | Bush |
| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Origin | Tropical Africa, West Indies |
| Ease of cultivation | Lung |
| The size | Can reach 1.8 m in height in the room, in nature – up to 6 m |
| Growth rate | Fast enough. |
| Lifespan | They live long. With age, attractiveness is lost, pruning and rejuvenation are required. |
| Temperature | In summer: best 68-73,4 ° F; in winter it is not lower than 60,8-64,4 ° F. |
| Humidity | In summer, sprinkle regularly with soft water, in winter, when heating is switched on, it is also necessary to spray. It is good to place the plant in a pallet with moist pebbles. |
| Lighting | She loves bright ambient light is not less than 6 hours a day, can grow in the presence of shading on the south window. In the shade growth slows down, and then leaves may fall off. |
| The soil | 1 part of the garden land, 1 part of coarse sand or perlite and 1 part of peat. Prefers rich and loose soil, requires good drainage and a hole in the pot. |
| Watering | Moderate (about 2.5 cm of water per week), the substrate should be constantly moderately moisturized. |
| Fertilizer | Once in 3-4 weeks, feed on liquid fertilizer. Can be used along with mineral, organic fertilizer |
| Reproduction | Semi-lignified apical cuttings that root easily in water, sand or peat. In the spring, they are propagated by seeds and all year round by layers. |
| Bloom | Blossoms in the spring and summer with white small flowers, blooms about the 6th year of life. |
| Transfer | Transplant each year in spring in a larger pot, because The root system grows fast enough. When the plants will take a large pot, instead of transplanting enough to hold the upper layer of soil replacement. |
| Features of care | Young leaves of the plant have a beautiful bronze shade. The plant usually grows vertically upwards. To stimulate branching pruning is necessary in the spring. After 3-4 years the plant begins to die, therefore it is desirable to replace it with a younger one. |
| Difficulties | Pests rarely damage the plant. It is affected by spider mite, powdery mildew, mealybug. Shoots are stretched and become pale with a lack of light, and leaves can fall from lack of illumination. Leaves can blush and fall in winter. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
