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Aeschynanthus magnificus

A showy montane lipstick plant of Borneo (notably the Kinabalu and Crocker ranges) and Sumatra, recorded between about 1370 and 1740 m. It is a cool, wet cloud-forest epiphyte: mild days, cool nights and moisture every month.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Epiphyte in lower montane forest; the recorded sites around Kinabalu and in the Crocker Range and Sarawak highlands lie in the mossy cloud-forest zone. Aeschynanthus are epiphytic gesneriads of wet tropical and subtropical Asian forest, rooting in moss and humus on branches and trunks.

Recorded from about 1370 to 1740 m, median 1550 m (12 records).

BorneoSumatera

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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.