Comments: Callisia fragrans or
Basket Plant or Chain Plant or Golden tendril or Inch Plant or Russian
Holistic Medicinal Plant or Spironema fragrans is a tender tropical
perennial with a low, fast spreading growth habit. It is a native of
Mexico. In late Winter, Callisia fragrans produces stalks of small
white blossoms, borne in a cluster of three. Basket Plant is easily
propagated from cuttings and thrives best in a sunny to part shade
location. It loves humidity and moisture. Inch Plant makes a delightful
foliage plant; the leaves have a lovely purplish tinge if grown in part
shade. Mass plant Chain Plant for an excellent ground cover as it
soon covers a bare area quickly. It is an excellent plant for hanging
baskets or container and allowing it to freely cascade down the sides of
it for an awesome display. It provide a tropical flair used indoors in
the home or office. Inch Plant produces roots from the nodes of the
plant and looks exquisite when the runners shoots out plantlets. It is
low maintenance and spreads fast from its runners. Spironema fragrans
does not tolerate drought and is very easy of overwinter indoors. It is
a wonderful holistic medicinal plant to many people from Russia and
Europe who have been using it for many years, especially to strengthen
immunity, improve circulatory system and as a nutritional supplement.
Callisia fragrans makes an ideal gift plant and is a super easy plant
for the beginner gardener.
USDA Zones: 10b-11
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