The suitable growth temperature is 20-30 ℃, and the safe overwintering temperature is 10 ℃. High temperature in summer and cold in winter. Purple back taro avoid direct sunlight, and grow better under indirect radiation or scattering light. Otherwise, the leaves will turn yellow and lose luster, especially in summer, but it is not suitable to put them in dark and poorly ventilated places for a long time, so as to prevent the leaves from turning yellow and falling off.
Purple back taro is not resistant to drought and needs a large amount of water. In the growing season, it is necessary to give enough water to keep the pot soil moist. However, it is necessary to pay attention not to make the pot soil water to avoid rotten roots. When the temperature is high in summer and autumn and the air is dry, water is often sprayed on and around the leaves to maintain high air humidity. After the end of autumn, the temperature is low, so it is necessary to control the amount of water and keep the basin soil slightly wet.
In the growing season, liquid fertilizer can be applied once or twice a month to ensure its robust growth and luxuriant branches and leaves. The purple back taro is a foliage plant. It can make the leaf color more beautiful by increasing nitrogen fertilizer properly. However, it should be noted that the amount of fertilizer should not be too large.
Purple back bamboo taro is a good indoor foliage plant. In hot summer, 70% - 80% of the sunlight should be covered, otherwise it is easy to cause damage. If the air humidity is low and the basin soil is dry, the edge of the leaves will be yellow and scorched. In addition, direct sunlight will also cause the edge of the leaves to be yellow and scorched.
The main propagation methods of Apocynum odoratum are branch propagation and Cuttage Propagation.
The common diseases and insect pests of purple back taro mainly include white silk disease, leaf spot disease, scale insect, red spider and so on.
