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Aeschynanthus longicaulis

An epiphytic gesneriad from South-east Asian forests. It has trailing purple stems and pointed leaves marbled cream above and maroon below, and bears tubular orange flowers up to 5 cm long. It is grown mainly for its foliage and holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. It wants warm, humid, bright-but-filtered conditions and an airy epiphytic mix, ideally in a hanging basket.

Aeschynanthus longicaulis
Photo: scott.zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on trees in lowland and hill forest, growing under the canopy. Its leaves yellow in strong direct light.

GBIF records span 45–900 m, median 160 m, but only 5 records carry an elevation. This suggests mostly lowland forest.

Andaman IslandsChina South-CentralMalayaMyanmarThailandVietnam

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.