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Aeschynanthus solomonensis

A climbing, epiphytic lipstick vine from the rainforests of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville, with reddish-pink flowers spotted dark red in the throat. It lives in constantly warm, wet lowland to hill forest, so it wants steady warmth, high humidity and no dry season.

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

Specimens describe climbing vines about 1 m long under forest, on ridge forest and on trees overhanging rivers. Like most Aeschynanthus it roots in moss and humus on branches.

Collected from about 46 m on San Cristobal to 900 m on Mt Gallego, Guadalcanal; one Bougainville record is from 1,800 m.

Solomon Is.

🔒 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.