Rose grape
Medinilla magnifica
Also called Medinilla and Malaysian orchid
Houseplant · FloweringThe expensive one, and it earns the reputation — it wants humid air, rain-soft water and a cool winter rest at 15°C to set the next chandelier. Skip the rest and you get a handsome shrub that never flowers again.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Hard
- Water
- Every 6 daysDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Bright indirect, never direct
- Feed
- Every 30 days
- Humidity
- High
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 0.8 m tall · 0.8 m across
- Lifecycle
- Shrub
- Origin
- The Philippines
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded against it
No animal-poison authority lists this plant either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-08-05. Where a source says nothing, we say nothing.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- It flowers magnificently the year you buy it and never again — it needs a cool dry rest near 15°C from November to February to set buds.No second flowering · disorder
- A hard brown rim right round the biggest leaves, worst on the window side. Direct sun through glass, and the marks do not heal.Leaf-edge scorch · disorder