| Life form | Shrub |
| Family | Phytolaccaceae |
| Origin | Subtropical America |
| Ease of cultivation | Lung |
| The size | Can reach a size of 1 m in nature, at home, the plant is better to cut regularly for formation. |
| Growth rate | Young plants grow 10-13 cm annually |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Temperature | In summer: preferably up to 75,2 ° F. In winter, the optimum temperature is 53,6-59 ° F. |
| Humidity | The plant must be sprinkled daily with soft water and put in wet pebbles. |
| Lighting | Rivina needs a bright diffused light. |
| The soil | Well-drained soil with neutral reaction is suitable. 2 parts of sod land, 1 part of humus, 1 part of leaf land, 1 part of coarse sand or perlite. Soil should not be too fertile.Always use a pot with a hole. |
| Watering | In summer, water abundantly, in winter much less often. Nevertheless, the soil in the pot should not dry out to a great depth. |
| Fertilizer | From May to September 1 time in 2-4 weeks with liquid fertilizer with a reduced nitrogen content, use half the recommended dose. From an excess of nitrogen Rivin faster growing, but may cease to bear fruit. |
| Reproduction | The plant is propagated by stem cuttings, which are rooted in a mixture of peat and sand at a temperature of 68-75,2 ° F. The container is covered with glass or polyethylene. A plant can blossom in the same year.You can propagate seeds in spring at a temperature of 75,2-77 ° F, sowing them in mini-greenhouses in a mixture of peat and sand. |
| Bloom | Small white-pink flowers collected in a brush. In their place, red berries are formed, which are more decorative, in comparison with inflorescences. |
| Transfer | Transplanted annually in the spring, but pots should not be large and deep, because Rivin better blooms and bears fruit in close pot. |
| Features of care | Rivina is most decorative at a young age. It is necessary to carry out regular pruning of shoots in the spring. |
| Difficulties | It can be affected by spider mites, thrips and scale insects. Berries can crumble from insufficient lighting or too high temperatures in winter. The leaves fall off when the root system is rotting from excessive watering or too high temperatures in winter with insufficient lighting. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | When eaten, it can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other symptoms that are not life threatening. |
