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Astiella

Astiella is a small genus of flowering plants in the coffee family (Rubiaceae), endemic to Madagascar, and its members are herbaceous. It is rarely cultivated, so care details below are general guidance for similar Madagascan Rubiaceae rather than established growing advice.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil lightly moist and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich mix
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Astiella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Jovet (1941) as a monospecific, herbaceous genus, endemic to Madagascar. Later, 11 new species endemic to Madagascar were added to the genus.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astiella 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.

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