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Marcgraviaceae
Marcgravia sintenisii
Marcgravia sintenisii
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater HighCare High
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Marcgravia · Rare · Climbing · Vine · Puerto Rico · Endemic · Rainforest · Specialist · Greenhouse · Tropical
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Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
An extremely rare climbing vine endemic to Puerto Rico's rainforests, requiring specialist greenhouse conditions. This plant needs very high humidity, warm temperatures year-round, and careful attention to watering. Only suitable for advanced collectors with appropriate tropical growing facilities.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil evenly moist, requires high humidity and good drainage · Every 4-6 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Puerto Rico
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Bees
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