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Aeschynanthus micranthus

A small-flowered, creeping epiphyte of the eastern Himalaya, Assam, southern China and northern Indochina, collected at about 400–750 m. Its winters are cool and fairly dry and its summers hot and monsoon-wet, so it does best with a mild seasonal swing.

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

Labels describe a creeping, somewhat succulent epiphyte in semi-deciduous broadleaf and mixed forest, including forest on limestone bluffs in northern Vietnam and the Mulun karst reserve in Guangxi.

Wild records are from about 390–750 m; the weather sites run up to about 1,500 m.

AssamBangladeshChina South-CentralChina SoutheastEast HimalayaLaosMyanmarVietnam

🔒 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.