Perennials, Tropicals > Medinilla > Medinilla cummingii > Medinilla cummingii
Medinilla cummingii
Chandelier Tree, Showy Medinilla
Origin: Native to the Philippines.
| Family |
| Melastomataceae |
| Genus |
| Medinilla |
| Species |
| cummingii |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a-11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c-H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -1.1-10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30-40 |
| Height |
| 1-3 m |
| Spread |
| 1-2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Best grown in containers and hanging baskets. |
| Cultivation |
| Prefers well drained, moist soils with filtered sunlight. |
| Habitat |
| Found in mossy forests. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves ternate or quaternate, occasionally opposite near the base, shortly petiolate; petioles stout, 5 mm long or less; blades coriaceous, elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 15-22 cm long, 8-10 cm wide; apices acute to shortly acuminate. |
| Flower Description |
| In panicles; Florets pinkish, 4-petaled with yellow and violet stamens, 25 cm long. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is reddish-pink and turns blackish-blue when ripe. They grow 5-7 mm around. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Propagated by cuttings. |
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