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Aeschynanthus kermesinus

Aeschynanthus kermesinus is an epiphytic subshrub from the wet forests of New Guinea, described by Schlechter in 1923, with tubular pinkish-red flowers. Specimen labels place it from lowland swamp and riverside forest up to lower montane moss forest. It is a warm-to-intermediate, constantly humid lipstick plant for a bright, airy terrarium or greenhouse.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in wet tropical forest across Papua New Guinea. Labels record 'low-montane evergreen moss forest' on Mt Gerebu (944 m), a 'forest corridor next to river' in West New Britain (338 m), and 'open swamp forest understory' in a Metroxylon swamp near Lake Kutubu (442 m).

Specimens range from 338 to 1,880 m, with most records at 340 to 950 m and one at 1,880 m in Morobe Province.

New GuineaBismarck Archipelago

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.