Catha edulis f. pink Plant

Description

Catha edulis originates and is widely cultivated in East Africa (especially Ethiopia, Kenya, and Yemen) and the Arabian Peninsula. Catha edulis, Pink form, is an erect, evergreen, glabrous tree that grows up to 25 metres in height. Catha edulis prefers warm arid climates with well-drained soil.

Our Pink form of Khat, originally known as Vienna White, was sourced directly from Planthelper, a SAB forum member and well known plant breeder. Planthelper called the plant Vienna White as it came from the university botanical gardens in Vienna. This strain had originated from Yemen.

We didn’t agree with the name Vienna White as we felt the name ‘White’ was misleading due to the plant actually having Pink stems. We therefore changed the ‘Vienna White’ form plant to Catha edulis f. ‘Pink’.

There are hundreds of different strains. Among communities from the areas where the plant is native, it has a history as a social custom dating back thousands of years.

• Specifications.

50mm Pot Size
Cutting Grown Plant

Ideal Growing Conditions.

Catha edulis is an arid species so only water as needed. Best to water well, then allow to dry out completely before watering well again. It does not like having its roots kept wet so ensuring your soil and/or pot allows for good drainage. Introduce to increasing sun light gradually as too much summer sun too early can be damaging. However, once adapted this species prefers full sun. It is frost intolerant.

Pruning: Trim back any leggy or dead growth to encourage bushier growth.

Pests and Diseases: Monitor your plant for pests like aphids or spider mites. Catha is very susceptible to both, watch for leaf curling (mites) and leaves falling off (small shelled looking insects). Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap, Eco Oil or Neem Oil

Soil: You need a high quality potting mix, not a pre-bagged product such as you find at Bunnings etc, try a landscaping place. However, as I am not local to you I still can’t say if they have good quality or not. You are looking for well composted pine bark and large particles. This ensures air flow to the roots and good drainage.

Soil: You need a high quality potting mix, not a pre-bagged product such as you find at Bunnings etc, try a landscaping place. However, as I am not local to you I still can’t say if they have good quality or not. You are looking for well composted pine bark and large particles. This ensures air flow to the roots and good drainage. When time to re-pot, select a pot one size up ONLY and ensure it has many holes for good drainage.

Fertiliser: We recommend and use Yates Nutricote Standard Black 270 Day Controlled Release Fertiliser however any good quality slow release fertiliser will do. We also stock an Australian Made liquid indoor fertiliser The Plant Runner Indoor Plant Food which is easy to use and odourless

We cannot send plants to Western Australia & Tasmania due to restrictions.

We cannot ship this species Internationally.

We strongly recommended to select Express Post shipping for all plant orders to minimise the transit time.

Interested in Khat plants? Have a look at the other strains available

Catha edulis f. narrow leaf cv. ‘NL Elite’ Plant

Catha edulis f. green Plant

Catha edulis f. red Plant

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