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Dorstenia umbricola

Dorstenia umbricola is a small perennial in the fig and mulberry family, native to the wet tropical forests of Ecuador and northern Peru. It is a niche plant grown mainly by collectors of Dorstenia, and it needs warm, humid, bright conditions with a free-draining mix.

Family
Moraceae (Fig & mulberry family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the mix evenly moist in growing season and let the top dry slightly between waterings; reduce in winter.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich mix such as peat-based potting soil with added perlite or bark.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador to N. Peru
Climate
wet tropical

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Dorstenia umbricola is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Peru and Ecuador.

Other Dorstenia plants

Dorstenia albertii · Dorstenia appendiculata · Dorstenia arifolia · Dorstenia aristeguietae · Dorstenia bahiensis · Dorstenia barnimiana · Dorstenia barteri · Dorstenia belizensis · Dorstenia bonijesu · Dorstenia bowmanniana · Dorstenia brasiliensis · Dorstenia brevipetiolata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dorstenia umbricola 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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