Cercestis Congensis

Name: Cercestis Congensis
Brand: GrowTropicals
SKU: LPSY53
Price: 120.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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🌿 Plant Care Tips

Cercestis congensis is a tropical climbing aroid in the Araceae family, naturally found in the wet tropical forests of West to Central Africa, including Sierra Leone through the Congo Basin down to Angola, where it grows as a liana on trees in humid, shaded understory environments.

As a climbing tropical species, it develops elongated, arrow- or triangular-lobed leaves with prominent venation, and produces reddish berries at maturity in its native range.

Native to: Central and West Tropical Africa — specifically the Congo Basin region extending from Sierra Leone through to Angola — where it grows in shaded, humid forest understories as a climbing vine.

Water: Provide regular watering to keep the growing medium consistently moist but not soggy. Let the top of the substrate begin to dry slightly between waterings to avoid root rot; good drainage is essential.

Light: Offer bright, indirect light, mimicking the dappled light of its natural forest habitat. Avoid direct sunlight, which can scorch leaves and increase soil drying.

Humidity: High humidity is preferred — typically above 60 % — reflecting its rainforest origins. Misting or a humidifier can help maintain this.

Temperature: Maintain warm conditions, generally around 18–28 °C, with no cold drafts; this aligns with the stable warmth of its tropical native range.

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All plants are shipped in their plastic nursery pot unless otherwise stated.

Plant pot sizes can fluctuate +/- 1cm.

We recommend to always size up your decorative pot by 1-2cm larger than the stated plant pot size. For example if you are purchasing a 12cm plant, you should purchase a 14cm decorative pot to ensure it will fit correctly.

We pride ourselves on the love and care with give our plants. Our entire team are plant obsessives at heart and so we go above and beyond to care for the plants we have in stock.

That said, plants are living beings and may differ slightly from the photo provided unless otherwise stated. Small leaf imperfections may be present and won't be compensated for.

Some plants such as Begonia, may suffer slight leaf melt when shipped. This is normal and nothing to be concerned about.

All our plants are stores and/or grown in our nursery under LED lighting so they are in active growth when arriving with you.

The conditions in our nursery are a minimum of 60% humidity and 19C year round.

If you have any questions about caring for your plants or setting up your home for success, don't hesitate to contact us.

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