How to grow red ruby ​​​​plant

Factors Affecting Color

Soil selection

If you don’t even pay attention to the quality of the soil, how can you grow plants well? This plant prefers soil with strong drainage ability. Not only that, it also requires the soil to have a certain degree of permeability. In this way, the water will not all stay in the pot, the roots can breathe, and survival will not be a problem. Only then can you think about whether it will turn red or not.

Watering

This plant loves moisture, but the problem of water retention was also mentioned in the above article. This is absolutely not allowed. If it affects the breathing of the roots, it will rot. When winter comes, be sure to gradually cut off the water. Because at this time the roots' ability to absorb water will stop, and water will not be absorbed, which will cause the opposite effect. It will turn black and you won't want red anymore.

Light levels

After talking about the basics, let’s talk about the most important thing. Whether a ruby ​​can turn red depends mainly on the light it is exposed to. At this time, you may think, just keep exposing it to the sun. However, too much exposure to sunlight can cause the leaves to turn black. When there is insufficient light, the leaves are just ordinary green, without any bright red color.

Precautions

The leaves of this plant have obvious inward depressions, and an environment with too much moisture will cause the leaves to turn black, so the temperature and humidity must be well controlled. Only if these points are done well, your ruby ​​will be a real ruby, not a black sapphire or an emerald.