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Aeschynanthus jouyi

An epiphytic lipstick-plant subshrub from Vietnam and Cambodia with hanging stems, leathery elliptic leaves and long (about 8 cm) tubular flowers that are bright red outside and pale yellow inside. It grows in submontane wet forest at roughly 450–1,500 m, where our measured sites show warm, very wet summers and cool, drier winters. Grow it like a cool-intermediate hanging Aeschynanthus: bright shade, humid air, an airy mix and a slightly drier, cooler winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trees in wet tropical forest, with trailing stems hanging from trunks and branches. The measured sites are montane forest in northern Vietnam and on Bokor in the Cambodian Elephant Mountains.

Recorded at 450–1,500 m; our three measured sites are at about 990, 1,045 and 1,500 m.

Vietnam (northern mountains)Cambodia (Elephant Mountains, Bokor)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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