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Aeschynanthus albidus

Aeschynanthus albidus
Photo: Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical n, Public domain

Aeschynanthus albidus is an epiphytic subshrub from the wet tropics of Malesia, grown for its trailing stems and tubular flowers. It needs humid, bright conditions and free-draining growing media, much like other lipstick plants.

Family
Gesneriaceae (African violet family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the mix starts to dry, keeping it evenly moist but never soggy.
Soil
Free-draining epiphyte mix of bark, perlite and peat or coir.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aeschynanthus albidus is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Malesia, and was described in 1823.

Where it grows

Aeschynanthus albidus is native to the wet tropical biome of Malesia (Borneo, Java, Malaysia, and Sumatra).

Other Aeschynanthus plants

Aeschynanthus acuminatissimus · Aeschynanthus acuminatus · Aeschynanthus amboinensis · Aeschynanthus buxifolius · Aeschynanthus fulgens · Aeschynanthus hispidus · Parasite Blushwort · Aeschynanthus horsfieldii · Aeschynanthus hosseusii · Aeschynanthus humilis · Aeschynanthus impar · Aeschynanthus intraflavus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aeschynanthus albidus 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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