Medinilla 'Gregori Hambali' is an intriguing tropical plant from southeast Asia with large pleated leaves with beautiful reddish pink undersides.
Description:
Medinilla 'Gregori Hambali' is an intriguing tropical plant from southeast Asia with large, pleated, silvery green leaves with beautiful reddish pink undersides. The cute pink flowers are produced along the stems. Medinilla are semi-epiphytic plants so plant them in clay pots with a free-draining, chunky, porous mix with lots of bark and sphagnum moss and let them dry out between waterings. Grow it in bright indirect light in the house and outdoors in summer in a shady position.
Common Name: Medinilla
Family: Melastomataceae (The Melastoma Family)
Zone Hardiness: 10-11
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Evergreen
Type: Tender
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Southeast Asia
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