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Illigera rhodantha

Illigera rhodantha is a climbing liana from subtropical and tropical forests of southern China and Indo-China, grown mainly in its native habitat rather than as a common garden plant. It needs warm, humid, shaded forest conditions and a support to climb.

Family
Hernandiaceae (Hernandi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season, allowing the top layer to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, humus-rich forest-type mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
S. China to Indo-China
Climate
wet tropical

About

Illigera rhodantha is a species of liana in the family Hernandiaceae. It is found in subtropical and tropical forests of China and Indo-China; its Vietnamese name is dây ba chẽ. The Catalogue of Life lists the subspecies I. rhodantha dunniana.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Illigera rhodantha 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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