About
Aeschynanthus longicaulis is a soft, evergreen perennial that can grow up to 60 cm tall, featuring semi-trailing stems that extend to 90 cm. The plant showcases dark green, lance-shaped leaves that are marbled with white on the upper side and display a paler green with red-purple mottling underneath. Its tubular flowers, measuring around 5 cm in length, have greenish-yellow tubes with yellow and crimson lobes and throat. These blooms emerge from the leaf axils and appear from summer through winter.
About the genus
Aeschynanthus includes climbing plants, subshrubs, and trailing perennials characterized by their simple, thick, evergreen foliage and prominent tubular blooms, many of which feature a contrasting calyx.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1A
Plant details
- Plant type
- Houseplants, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Houseplants, Hanging basket, Sub-tropical
- Native to
- Malaysia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow as a house or conservatory plant indoors in a peat-free houseplant compost. Position the container in bright, filtered light for best growth and flowering. Water freely and apply a half strength, general liquid feed monthly from mid spring to late summer. Water sparingly in winter. See houseplant cultivation for further information
- Pruning
- Trim back weak or overly-long shoots as necessary
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids or mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free