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Aeschynanthus perrottetii

Aeschynanthus perrottetii is a lipstick-vine gesneriad of the Western Ghats in southern India, described by A. de Candolle in 1845. It grows in monsoon-fed hill forest with a warm, dry spell from January to April, so it needs a clear seasonal rhythm rather than constant wet warmth.

Aeschynanthus perrottetii
Photo: L. Shyamal, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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

An epiphyte, occasionally on rocks, in evergreen and semi-evergreen hill forest of the Western Ghats. Species-specific habitat notes were not reachable, so details are generalised from the genus and the recorded sites.

Records have few elevations; the weighted sites run from about 940 to 1300 m, with one Nilgiri site near 2400 m.

India

🔒 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 2.5 licence, unmodified.