Species · genus Stephanotis · Apocynaceae

Bridalwreath

Stephanotis floribunda Brongn.

Also known as: Chaplet-flower · Madagascar-jasmine · Waxflower

Growth habit

climbing shrub or liana

Native range

Madagascar

Reference · S. floribunda

Cultivars of S. floribunda

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

No named cultivars catalogued under S. floribunda 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.

Stephanotis floribunda is a woody climbing liana from Madagascar that twines upward and wants support and warmth. Give it bright indirect light and let the top inch or two of mix approach dry before watering again, as its roots resent sitting wet. As a vigorous climber it appreciates steady but moderate moisture during active growth and noticeably less in cool, dim months.

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
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 12 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

13–27 °C

Soil mix

Rich, well-draining peat-based mix

Propagation

Semi-ripe stem cuttings rooted with warmth

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed every two weeks in the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Fragrant white blooms in summer if given bright light and a cool winter rest

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Apocynaceae commonly contain toxic cardiac glycosides and milky latex. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)

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