Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux




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Bau hendrikii stays low and broad rather than climbing, producing compact clumps of silver-grey leaves with green zones along the midrib and margins and a clearly quilted surface. The plant has a dense, terrestrial habit that keeps it manageable in warm, humid collections, but the foliage never looks plain because the tessellate venation gives every blade a structured, slightly metallic finish.
Bright filtered light helps preserve the silvery contrast, while evenly moist but airy substrate prevents the roots from stagnating. Keep temperatures warm, avoid direct sun that can mark the leaf surface, and do not let the mix become stale or waterlogged. As the clump ages, stems can become decumbent rather than upright, so it reads more as a spreading collector plant than as either a climber or a true rosette.
Quick Care Guide
Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux
Watering
Water when ~10–25% dry
Substrate
Moisture-retentive but aerated • Evenly moist • Organic-leaning • Fine-medium
Temperature
Ideal: 18–28 °C • Avoid below: 16 °C
Humidity
Humid 60–80 % +
Growth habit
Creeping rhizomatous herbaceous perennial.
Support
not needed
Growth speed
Average
Max size indoors
Max. height: 20 cm • Max. spread: 35 cm
Toxicity & safety
Toxic
Origin & habitat
Borneo (West Kalimantan); wet tropical habitat
These care values are practical reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a starting point, then adjust for your room, pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the plant dries.
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Do not leave outside below
16°C
This plant is best kept indoors and should not be treated as an outdoor plant in European climates.
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