Corispermum nitidum
Shiny bugseed · Slender bugseed
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Shiny bugseed comes from bright, open habitats where it does best in full sun. It can tolerate partial sun but favors direct sunlight for optimal growth. This plant, which may be annual or biennial, is recognized for its sun-loving habit.
🌡️ Temperature 5–32.2°C
Shiny bugseed can tolerate a wide range of temperatures, but its distribution may still be restricted by particular combinations of moisture and heat. It does best in warm summer climates with sufficient rainfall or watering. Extended periods of cloudy, rainy weather, as well as prolonged high temperatures, can raise the likelihood of Shiny bugseed dying. In winter, adequate protection from cold can improve the plant's survival rate.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
Shiny bugseed does well with regular, dilute applications of fertilizer to encourage healthy leaf development. You should fertilize Shiny bugseed about once a month during the summer. Nitrogen is important for foliage, and supplying nitrogen-rich sources helps Shiny bugseed thrive.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual
- Genus
- Corispermum
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-8
- Mature Height
- 20 cm to 49 cm
- Mature Spread
- 15 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Light Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Early fall, Mid fall
- Native Area
- Russia, Turkey, Austria, Kazakhstan, Greece, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Ukraine, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Serbia