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Porcelain Flower

Clusia orthoneura

Porcelain Flower
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0

Clusia orthoneura is a Colombian epiphytic shrub in the Clusiaceae family, reaching 1.2 to 2.4 m, and it is grown as a houseplant. It does best with bright indirect light and consistently moist but not soggy soil.

Family
Clusiaceae (Clusi family)
Grows as
Shrub, Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of mix feel dry, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-draining, airy mix such as orchid bark or peat-perlite blend.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Colombia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Clusia orthoneura, the cape, is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is native to Colombia. An epiphytic shrub reaching 1.2 to 2.4 m (4 to 8 ft), it is recommended as a houseplant.

Other Clusia plants

Clusia alata · Clusia carinata · Clusia clarendonensis · Cupeillo · Clusia croatii · Clusia cupulata · Clusia dickinsoniana · Clusia donramonii · Clusia longipetiolata · Balsam · Clusia minutiflora · Clusia osseocarpa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clusia orthoneura 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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