Species · genus Nematanthus · Gesneriaceae

Goldfish Flower

Nematanthus gregarius D.L.Denham

Also known as: Goldfish Plant

Reference · N. gregarius

Cultivars of N. gregarius

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under N. gregarius yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Nematanthus gregarius is a Gesneriad, a family of mostly tropical forest plants that grow as small, fine-rooted epiphytes or trailers with thick, waxy leaves that store some moisture. It wants bright indirect light and a mix that drains freely rather than staying soggy. Let the top inch of mix dry before watering, roughly every 7 to 12 days, since its fine roots resent sitting wet.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified
Light
ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water
ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d)
Humidity
ai:claude-opus-4-8
Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 12 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

Not documented

Soil mix

Not documented

Propagation

Not documented

Fertilizing

Not documented

Growth rate

Not documented

Flowering

Not documented

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d)

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