Habitat and Location:
Marcgravia sintenisii, is a semi epiphytic species found from Puerto Rico..
 
Description and Key Features:
Marcgravia sintenisii is a species that has a juvenile form and an adult form like others in the genus. The juvenile form climbs and produces roots to adhere to the surface, the leaves are small and sometimes new leaves are in colours such as orange, rose and yellow. As plants become adult they branch, the leaves get bigger and they no longer produce the roots along the stem making them hang in the tree canopy. The flowers are produced on a stunning umbel which is potentially pollinated by bats.
 
Care Instructions:
Grow Marcgravia sintenisii on a long mount/pole or in a hanging pot and use a fine media used for wetter grown orchids, such as Bulbophyllum and Coelogyne. Give plants low light and daytime heat for the best growth. Plants need to be grown wet and need to be watered daily if mounted. This species likes an intermediate to warm greenhouse with night low temperatures of 17-22 degrees and daytime temperatures of 25-32 degrees. Plants are not suitable for growing indoors.
 
This species is not really suited to a terrarium and although many terrarium growers keep it, they retain it as a juvinile plant. This method is likely to kill the plant over time. Plants could be kept in a taller paludarium and allowed to grow into the stunning adult plant that it is.
 
Specifications:
 
Plant Size: Rooted offshoots from our stock plant.
Family: Marcgraviaceae
Plant Passport: A Marcgravia sintenisii B 140084 c 13084 d GB