Plant Encyclopedia
Agapetes (genus)
Japanese name: アガペテス
Scientific name: Agapetes
[Overview]
Evergreen shrubs.
Many species grow as epiphytes on trees or rocks.
The leaves are simple and alternate.
The flowers are borne singly or in clusters in the leaf axils; the corolla is tubular to bell-shaped with 5 lobes at the tip.
There are 10 stamens.
The fruit is a berry.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by cuttings.
It can overwinter outdoors in areas without frost.
Grow it in sun to partial shade, planted in a well-drained medium such as bark, or attached to a tree fern board.
Details
Names
Japanese: アガペテス
Life form
Shrub
Evergreen / deciduous
Evergreen
Leaf type
Broadleaf
Habit
Terrestrial, Epiphytic
Distribution or origin
Himalayas to Southeast Asia
Leaf shape
Simple leaf (unlobed)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Inflorescence
Solitary, Fascicled
Leaf color
Green
Availability of seeds and plants
Low
Form sold
Seedlings
Propagation
Seed, Cuttings
Sun exposure
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil needs
Not required
Suitable uses
Potted plant, Wall greening, Container
Japan Flower Trade Code
35769
Translated from our Japanese encyclopedia. If anything differs, the Japanese page is correct.