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Sampera ecuadoriensis

Oligactis ecuadoriensis

Sampera ecuadoriensis is a daisy-family wildflower found only in Ecuador, growing in cool, moist montane forest. It is rarely cultivated, so growing it means matching its misty, humid mountain conditions.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged; let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Humus-rich, well-draining mix with added leaf mould or bark.
Temperature
12–22 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Sampera ecuadoriensis, synonym Oligactis ecuadoriensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Sampera plants

Sampera cusalaguensis · Sampera pichinchensis · Sampera asplundii · Sampera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sampera ecuadoriensis 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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