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Aeschynanthus superbus

A large, pendulous epiphyte up to about 2 m long, found from the eastern Himalaya and Myanmar to Yunnan, northern Thailand and Vietnam, mostly at 1,300–2,200 m. It grows in evergreen hill forest, often over streams, and needs a cool, drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Labels describe a pendulous epiphyte on tree trunks in broadleaf evergreen and hill evergreen forest, often on trees overhanging streams, including remnant warm-temperate forest in Vietnam.

Recorded from about 600 m to 2,170 m, median about 1,350 m.

AssamBangladeshChina South-CentralEast HimalayaLaosMyanmarThailandTibetVietnam

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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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