Dischidia Ovata

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Dischidia ovata

Dischidia ovata, Watermelon Dischidia

Plant Features

These adorable little cousins to the Hoya have nice trailing vines with pretty leaves that leave little question how the Dischidia ovata earned its common name of Watermelon Dischidia. These smaller oval shaped leaves are a pretty shade of green with white stripes that somewhat resemble a watermelon. The quite small, dainty flowers are a green-yellow with purple lines. They add a little bit of a unique flare to any house plant collection with their distinct leaves and are sure to grab attention!

Growing Instructions

Lighting

As it would be in its native rainforest canopy environment, Dischidia ovata thrives in bright, dappled sunlight.

Under intense sunlight the leaves can turn red, which is often considered to be a symptom of heat stress – so that's potentially a signal to move it to a shadier spot.

Watering

The Watermelon Dischidia is a tropical plant and so it does likes regular moisture, however it's also an epiphyte. So, it's used to growing on trees and branches above the ground, and not sitting in wet substrate for prolonged periods.

For best results try thoroughly soaking the plant when watering, but allowing it to drain fully too.

Substrate

Dischidia ovata does well when mounted high on to a terrarium background or hardscape. Though, if you do want to plant it, recreating that epiphytic environment is going to serve you well.

So, you'll need a lighter substrate with lots of aeration and great drainage (e.g. bark or orchid mix) to keep those roots happy.

Temperature & Humidity

Despite being a true tropical plant, the watermelon dischidia does just fine under regular household conditions, but it'll really thrive in a hot and humid terrarium environment.

Special Care