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Geissanthus vanderwerffii

Geissanthus vanderwerffii is a shrub or small tree from the wet tropics of Ecuador, known mainly from botanical records rather than horticulture. It is not a common garden or houseplant, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18 to 30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Geissanthus vanderwerffii is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Other Geissanthus plants

Ardisia carchiana · Ardisia zakii · Geissanthus challuayacus · Geissanthus ecuadorensis · Geissanthus fallenae · Geissanthus pichinchae · Geissanthus spectabilis · Geissanthus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geissanthus vanderwerffii 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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