Homalomena rubescens

A robust Homalomena of the eastern Himalayan foothills, Assam, Bangladesh and Myanmar, with reddish petioles; the cultivar 'Maggy' is a common houseplant. Unlike Malesian Homalomena it comes from a monsoon climate with a hot, very wet summer and a cool, nearly rainless winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Moist, shaded forest in wet tropical foothills, often near water; grows as a sturdy clumping herb or subshrub.

The single wild record lacks an elevation; the range covers lowland to foothill forest.

AssamEastern HimalayaBangladeshMyanmar

🔒 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.