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Lasianthus strigosus

Lasianthus strigosus
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Lasianthus strigosus is a shrub in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) that is endemic to Sri Lanka's wet tropical forests. It is rarely grown in cultivation, so care advice is mostly inferred from related Lasianthus species.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich, slightly acidic potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Sri Lanka
Climate
wet tropical

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Lasianthus strigosus is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Other Lasianthus plants

Lasianthus agasthyamalayanus · Lasianthus blumeanus · Lasianthus capitulatus · Blue rubi · Lasianthus ciliatus · Lasianthus cyanocarpus · Lasianthus gardneri · Jack's Wool Flower · Lasianthus kilimandscharicus · Lasianthus macrocalyx · Lasianthus oliganthus · Lasianthus pedunculatus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lasianthus strigosus 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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