毬蘭屬常綠半木質藤本，原產泰國、寮國。蔓長3m以上，莖上長氣生根，藉以攀附支持物生長。對生肉質心型葉。聚傘花序自葉腋伸出，花序柄可持續開花。淺黃白色花冠5裂；紫紅至咖啡色副花冠星形，花徑約1cm，容易分泌黃褐色花蜜。開花期夏季。

An evergreen semi-woody vine, native to Thailand and Laos. The vines are more than 3m long and the stem grows aerial roots which support it to climb and grow. Leaves opposite, fleshy and heart-shaped. Cymes extending from the axils, and inflorescence stalks blooming continuously. Corolla yellowish-white and 5-lobed; corona purplish-red to brown and star-shaped. Flowers are about 1cm in diameter and often secrete yellow-brown nectar. Flowering in summer.

栽培：全日照散射光環境下可生長良好，炎夏時切勿讓植株曝曬，種植時選擇排水透氣的介質，太濕潤易導致植株腐爛，建議可以用藤架或樹枝讓毬蘭攀爬支撐生長。

The plant enjoys full-day scattered sunlight. Keep the plants from direct sun exposure in hot summer. Choose the proper medium that drains and breathes. Excessive water will cause the plant to rot. Recommended to use pergolas or branches to allow the plant to climb and buttress the growth.

葉片造型特殊，斑葉品種更具觀賞價值。適合種植於木柱、庭園樹或粗糙的牆壁旁，促使莖蔓上爬，模擬自然生長的狀態。盆栽以吊盆為主，或直接用水苔包裹根系，繫綁於蛇木板或木板上附生栽培。

The plant has unique leaf shape, and the variegated cultivars is more ornamental. Suitable for planting against wooden columns, garden trees or coarse walls for stems to climb and simulate the condition of natural growth. The plant is mainly planted in hanging pots, or epiphytic cultivation by wrapping the roots with water moss and fixing in tree fern boards or wooden boards.