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Aphelandra longiflora

A shrubby Acanthaceae from the seasonal forests of central and southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia and northeast Argentina, with long tubular red-orange flowers held in terminal spikes. It wants warm, bright-shaded conditions, steady moisture in the warm season and a cooler, drier winter.

Aphelandra longiflora
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in the understory and along edges of semideciduous and gallery forests, typically on moist but well-drained soils. Details are generalised from the genus and the recorded range.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,560 m, median around 550 m.

Brazil NorthBrazil West-CentralBrazil SoutheastBrazil SouthBoliviaArgentina Northeast

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✓ 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.