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Aeschynanthus wallichii

A lowland lipstick vine of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo, with large red flowers. It grows as an epiphyte in hot, wet dipterocarp and swamp-margin forest, so treat it as a warm, humid plant with no rest.

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 come from primary lowland forest, including 50 m tall dipterocarp forest on alluvial soil at Gunung Palung and forest in Johor and Singapore. It is an epiphyte on trees.

Mostly near sea level to about 360 m.

peninsular Malaysia (scattered)SingaporeSumatraBorneo

🔒 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.