Bassia laniflora
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Bassia laniflora is native to bright, open habitats and performs best in full sun. It can tolerate partial sun but prefers direct sunlight for optimal growth. This plant, which may be annual or biennial, is known for its sun-loving nature.
🌡️ Temperature 5–35°C
Bassia laniflora can tolerate a wide range of temperatures, but its distribution can still be restricted by different combinations of moisture and heat. It grows best in warm summer climates with sufficient rainfall or watering. Extended periods of cloudy, rainy weather, as well as sustained high temperatures, can increase the plant's risk of dying. In winter, protecting it from cold can boost its chances of survival.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
Bassia laniflora does well with regular, light applications of fertilizer to support healthy leaf development. Fertilize Bassia laniflora about once a month during the summer. Nitrogen is important for foliage, and adding nitrogen-rich fertilizers helps Bassia laniflora prosper.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual
- Genus
- Bassia
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-9
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 40 cm
- Mature Spread
- 15 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Light Green, Gray
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Early fall, Mid fall
- Native Area
- Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, Greece, Croatia, Belarus, Ukraine, China, Russia, Serbia, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Spain, Iran, Albania, Azerbaijan, Romania, France