La Teresita is a plant that has a somewhat small stature, compact and at the same time erect, with a consistency that is covered by a leafy with a lot of shine, being also a plant that has a pretty long life.
Its origin comes from the island of Madagascar, today it is a plant that can be found in the areas of regions that are tropical and also those that are subtropical throughout the world.
The teresita can measure an approximate of about 60 centimeters tall, of course, this is if we grow the plant in our garden, since in this way it can be transformed into a shrub of a small stature.
If, on the contrary, we grow this plant in a pot or planter It can only reach a height of one 30 centimeters tall and in addition to this, you should know that this is a panta that belongs to the family of the apocynaceae.
It is a very popular plant, since its lots of flowers It can fill our garden with joy and it is also very easy to cultivate it. The time when the plant blooms is from the last months of spring, until the season of cold climates begins to arrive, without there being any pause.
Even though it is a plant that is able to have a long life, is cultivated more frequently in the climates where it is very cold throughout the year, since it is quite difficult for them to be preserved during the winter season, but we will not find any problem if we keep this plant during the summer outside the house, that is, outdoors and when the seasons of warmer temperatures arrive. cold, we have to take into account that the plants we must place them in a protected area That it has enough ventilation and enough lighting, this can be of great help so that the plant can flower in the other seasons.
The flowers of these plants are composed of five petals that are fully open and that in addition to this we can find them in a wide variety of colors, among which we can find all shades of pink, others in shades of white, red, orange, even mauve, and all these flowers have a mark in the center of a fairly intense color.
We need to keep in mind that teresita is a plant that needs a lot of sunlight, for those regions where temperatures are quite hot, it is recommended that it should receive sunlight that occurs in the early hours of the day, that is, in the morning or we can also place it somewhere that can receive some shade, so that throughout the day the excess sun cannot harm you.
On the other hand, if the plant is there, we have it in the inside our home, the most advisable thing is that we have to choose a place near a window, so that in this way it can receive the amount of sunlight that the plant needs, so if it does not receive enough sunlight, the plant will not be able to flower.
When it comes to irrigation, we have to do it in a way abundant in the summer season, of course taking into account that puddles do not have to appear. On the other hand, in the winter, we only have to keep the soil moist.
When the plant is in its flowering period, we have to keep it with enough fertilizer using a special fertilizer for flower plants and this we must do every ten days approx.
On the other hand, we can mention that this plant has very important benefits in the pharmacy industry, since you use them for cancer treatments.
now with the frosts, the teresitas were burned !!! = (
Hi Mark.
Do they have any green parts? If so, I recommend cutting everything you see that is dry, and wait.
Greetings.