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Aeschynanthus longiflorus

A lipstick plant with long red flowers from the lower-montane forests of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo, mostly at 1,000–1,300 m (Fraser's Hill, Cameron Highlands, Gunung Salak). The climate there is mild and wet all year, so grow it intermediate and evenly moist with no rest.

Aeschynanthus longiflorus
Photo: William Jackson Hooker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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 of hill and lower-montane rainforest, recorded from Fraser's Hill, Tanah Rata, Bukit Larut, Gunung Salak and the Batu Laga plateau in Sarawak. Its exact position on the trees isn't recorded, so the light estimate comes from the genus.

Specimens with elevations come from 1,000 to 1,280 m, with a median of 1,218 m.

BorneoJawaMalayaSumateraThailand

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.