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Metaporana

Metaporana
Photo: Guy Eric Onjalalaina, CC BY-SA 4.0

Metaporana is a small genus of African bindweed-family (Convolvulaceae) plants, mostly shrubs or climbers known mainly from wild populations rather than horticulture. Cultivation details are scarce, so care advice here is general guidance for the family.

Family
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, reducing in winter.
Soil
Free-draining, fertile potting mix or loam.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C

About

Metaporana is a genus of plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae.

The following species are recognised in the genus Metaporana:

Other Metaporana plants

Metaporana obtusa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Metaporana 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.

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