Sonerila Sp - New
Sonerila Sp - New is a Sonerila collected in Indonesia and grown in the trade under this name. Sonerila is a large genus of some 175 species across tropical Asia, in the Melastomataceae family, known for small, often spotted or velvety-textured foliage and three-petaled flowers — this particular find is offered as a genus-level plant while its exact species identity remains unresolved.
Note: as a freshly imported bare-root plant, this specimen typically arrives with just a few leaves — the photo shows a more mature, fuller specimen for reference.
Care tip: Treat as you would most terrarium-style Sonerila — low to medium filtered light, high humidity, and consistently moist (never soggy) substrate.
Give it low to medium filtered light, a loamy, humus-rich substrate, and steady moisture in a terrarium-style setup. As with all undescribed sp. finds, exact appearance and mature growth habit will vary — the photo shows a mature reference specimen — your bare-root plant will typically be smaller.
Sonerila taxonomy across Indonesia remains genuinely unsettled even among specialists, with many trade plants circulating well ahead of any formal botanical description — part of what makes locality-named finds like this one appealing to collectors.
Care & Specifications
| Difficulty |
Intermediate to Advanced |
| Light |
Low to medium filtered light |
| Humidity |
70%+; terrarium recommended |
| Watering |
Keep consistently moist; avoid waterlogging |
| Temperature |
68-82F (20-28C) |
| Soil |
Loamy, humus-rich, moisture-retentive mix |
| Fertilizer |
Very diluted fertilizer sparingly during active growth |
| Origin |
Indonesia |
