Macleania pentaptera 4" pot

$30.00

Outstanding flowers contrast bright orange with granny smith apple green. Flowers in flushes throughout the year. It is a high elevation plant that won't tolerate excessive summer heat. A very distinctive statement plant, it develops an attractive caudex and can grow as an epiphyte or in container of soil. Sweet, white, edible berries.

Ericaceae

Care & Hardiness:

Light: Part shade/Full shade

Water: Moist, but make sure that it isn't sitting in water. Likes light, well-drained soil whether it is in the ground or grown in a pot.

Soil: Light mix with plenty of organic matter

Fertilizer: Slow release fertilizer for acid-loving plants (such as is sold for Rhododendrons)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 10. Likes mild, cool summers, so it won't grow well in areas with very hot weather in the summer. Can tolerate a mild frost.

Category: attractive bark, attracts hummingbirds, caudex, caudiciform, container, cut flower, edible, edible fruit, epiphyte, evergreen, green, hanging basket, heat sensitive, Miscellaneous, New for 2026!, orange, part shade, shade, showy, shrub, zone 10