Medinilla cummingii (Chandelier Tree, Showy Medinilla)
Botanical Information
Family | Melastomataceae |
Genus | Medinilla |
Species | cummingii |
Category | Perennials, Tropicals |
Origin | Native to the Philippines. |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 10a-11 |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canadian Hardiness Zone | Requires cool season protection under glass. |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Zone | H1c-H3 |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Temperature (°C) | -1.1-10 |
Temperature (°F) | 30-40 |
Height | 1-3 m |
Spread | 1-2 m |
Description and Growing Information
Landscape | Best grown in containers and hanging baskets. |
Propagation | Propagated by cuttings. |
Cultivation | Prefers well drained, moist soils with filtered sunlight. |
Notable Specimens | Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
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. |
Photographs
![Medinilla cummingll, form. Medinilla cummingll, form.](photos/DSC_3130.jpg)
Medinilla cummingll, form.
![Medinilla cummingll, leaf. Medinilla cummingll, leaf.](photos/DSC_3129.jpg)
Medinilla cummingll, leaf.
![Medinilla cummingll, fruit. Medinilla cummingll, fruit.](photos/DSC_3128.jpg)
Medinilla cummingll, fruit.
![Medinilla cummingll, leaf. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Medinilla cummingll, leaf. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.](photos/Medinilla-cummingll-qsbg-lf.jpg)
Medinilla cummingll, leaf. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
![Medinilla cummingll, flower. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Medinilla cummingll, flower. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.](photos/Medinilla-cummingll-qsbg-flw.jpg)
Medinilla cummingll, flower. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
![Medinilla cummingll, flower. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Medinilla cummingll, flower. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.](photos/Medinilla-cummingll-qsbg-flw2.jpg)
Medinilla cummingll, flower. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.