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Medinilla sedifolia is a small, trailing epiphytic perennial from Madagascar with waxy leaves and magenta flowers, grown mainly in terrariums, hanging pots or mounted on bark. It needs humid, bright conditions and gentle watering.
Medinilla sedifolia is a perennial plant of the family Melastomataceae that grows primarily in Madagascar, but is occasionally used as a terrarium plant, an epiphyte mounting, or in hanging pots. It is small for the genus, growing only 75–150 mm (3–6 in) tall. The waxy evergreen leaves grow on a trailing stem. It flowers twice per year, the five petaled flowers are magenta, waxy to the touch, and about 15 mm (1⁄2 in) wide when fully grown.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Medinilla sedifolia 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.
