Genus · Commelinaceae
Callisia
2 species tracked in Horta’s catalog, and the named cultivars growers keep. Walk down to a species for its full care record, or into a cultivar for its traits and provenance.
Species in this genus
The ones growers meet most — each links to its own page.
Callisia repens
Creeping Inchplant
Callisia repens is a low, creeping subshrub from the warm Americas, with small fleshy leaves on trailing stems that store some moisture. Give it bright indirect light to keep growth dense, and let the top inch of mix dry before watering; its succulent stems rot if kept wet. Ordinary household humidity suits it.
Callisia fragrans
Basketplant
Callisia fragrans is a semisucculent subshrub native to Mexico, with fleshy, water-storing leaves that let it tolerate drying out. Give it bright indirect light and water only when the top inch or two of mix has dried, then water thoroughly; it rots far more readily than it wilts. Gritty, free-draining mix and ordinary indoor humidity suit it well.
About the genus
A genus-level overview — shared traits, history, the botany that ties these plants together — is on its way. For now, the species and cultivars above and below carry the genus.
Kept true by its growers
Callisia keeps evolving — species move, cultivars appear, IDs get corrected. If you can place an unplaced plant or add a species we’re missing, the whole genus gets truer.
Overview derived from 2 tracked species · the contribute flow arrives with the next slice.