Botanical Name: Aeschynanthus radicans
Common Name: Lipstick plant
Type of Plant: dicot: houseplant
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape sprawling, trailing plant with thick, waxy, hairy leaves and brightly colored tubular flowers; often grown in hanging baskets
Height to 6"
Spread to 3'
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure in/outdoors protected areas outdoors, bright light indoors
Soil prefers a well-drained potting mix
Hardiness tender, prefers warm indoor conditions
 
Morphology:
Leaves thick, waxy, pinnate leaves oppositely arranged, often hairy, usually ovate-lanceolate, to 1-1/2" long, 3/4" across
Flowers brightly colored tubular flowers to 2" long arising from purplish calyx; most common color is red with yellow blotches
Fruit 2-valved capsule
 
Propagation:
easy from herbaceous cuttings any time of year
 
Usage:
prize hanging basket plant grown for flowers which appear over long season; often a collector’s plant because of environmental requirements – looks best kept in greenhouse or well-lit, moist areas indoors
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular watering; do not allow to dry out
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer at half strength during growing season
Pruning pinch off dead blooms, pinch regularly to encourage bushiness
Pests/Diseases mealybugs
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Java, Malay Peninsula
Family: Gesneriaceae

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