Scientific Name:	Aeschynanthus spp.
Pronunciation:	es-kee-NAN-thus
Common Name:	lipstick plant
Family Name:	Gesneriaceae
Plant Type:	Flowering pot plant, Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves are thick and glossy; stems trail downward; both leaves and stems are covered in fine hairs.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Pendulous Form: Mounded, Weeping Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Central America, South America, South Asia / India Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Hanging basket, Indoor plant Additional Info: Google. Images shown may include A. marmoratus 'Black Pagoda', A. 'Mona Lisa', A. pulcher, and A. radicand.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Succulent Surfaces: Lustrous Colour in Summer: Green, Brown, Dark brown marbled coloration; purple underside. Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Obtuse Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Corymb Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Colour (petals): Yellow, Orange Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Sep

Fruit Type: Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time:

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Succulent leaves

Propagation:	Stem tip cuttings, Eye (leaf bud) cuttings
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	High indoor temperature
Light Level:	High indoor light level
Maintenance:	High
Pest Susceptibility:	Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale insects

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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