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Foldwing

Dicliptera

Also called Foldwings

Foldwing
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dicliptera is a genus of about 223 tropical and subtropical flowering plants in the Acanthaceae family, with many species that are grown as ornamentals or groundcovers. Most are fast, sprawling herbs or subshrubs that do best in warm, humid, bright conditions.

Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Dicliptera is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. It includes 223 species native to the tropics and subtropics worldwide. Well-known synonyms include Peristrophe and Dactylostegium.

Other Dicliptera plants

Dye Foldwing

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dicliptera 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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