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Aegiphila bogotensis

Aegiphila bogotensis is a shrub or small tree from the mint family, native to montane forests of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela at high elevations. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is based on related Aegiphila species and cool, humid tropical conditions.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich loam or a peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
10–24 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Colombia to NW. Venezuela and Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aegiphila bogotensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. A shrub or tree, it is found in montane forests at elevations from 2,400 to 3,400 m (8,000 to 11,000 ft).

Other Aegiphila plants

Aegiphila aculeifera · Aegiphila alba · Cayman Aegiphila · Aegiphila cordifolia · Aegiphila fasciculata · Aegiphila ferruginea · Aegiphila fluminensis · Aegiphila glomerata · Entireleaf spiritweed · Aegiphila lhotskiana · Aegiphila macrantha · Aegiphila mollis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aegiphila bogotensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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