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Aeschynanthus stenosepalus

A red-flowered lipstick plant of the Gaoligong Shan, the Dulong and Nujiang valleys and northern Myanmar, at 1,100–2,300 m. It hangs from trees and shaded cliffs in subtropical evergreen forest.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Collectors record it as a pendent epiphytic shrub up to 1–2 m long, growing on trees and on moist, shaded cliffs and rocks along rivers. It turns up in disturbed and secondary evergreen broadleaf forest, and occasionally on open, sunny rocks.

Specimens come from 1,080 to 2,286 m, with a median of 1,524 m.

China South-CentralEast HimalayaMyanmarTibet

🔒 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.