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; flowers long, tubular, red, in terminal clusters.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Epiphytic, Pendulous Form: Mounded, Weeping Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China, South Asia / India Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Hanging basket, Indoor plant Additional Info: Google. Species shown may include A. longicaulis (A. 'Black Pagoda', A. 'Mona Lisa', A. pulcher), and A. radicans.

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

Inflorescence Type: Corymb Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Yellow, Orange, Dark-red, Red Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Sep, Can flower any month

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Dark-red, Red Fruiting Time: May, Oct Additional Info: Showy

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, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant )

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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