General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 2 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 70º
Days to germinate: 10-15 Days
Depth to plant seed: Press well into surface
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: remove pulp from seeds prior to sowing. Sow in moist sterlized Spaghnum peat moss.
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Ant Plant

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-08-04
Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-08-04
These Orange Berries contain the seeds.
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: United States Botanical Garden | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2018-02-11
swollen succulent base as ant-house
Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-08-04
Generally there are 2 seeds per berry.
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2018-02-11
Ephiphyte on Durio zibethinus

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