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Monochaetum floribundum

Monochaetum floribundum
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Monochaetum floribundum is a sprawling shrub from cloud forests of Mexico and Central America, grown for its profuse small pink flowers. It does best in bright, humid conditions with cool nights and well-drained, moist soil.

Family
Melastomataceae (Melastomat family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged; let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Humus-rich, well-drained, slightly acidic mix such as peat or leaf mould with added perlite.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico to C. America

About

Monochaetum floribundum is a sprawling shrub native to Central America. It is commonly found in cloud forests. It is sometimes grown in gardens for its profuse, small pink flowers.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monochaetum floribundum 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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