Curly lipstick plant - Aeschynanthus

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$10.05

A literal twist on the lipstick vine, curly lipstick plant looks like it's had hair rollers in, ready for a night on the tiles. Each leaf is neatly curled under to form long trailing stems of ringlets, and each stem has little red lipstick-shaped flowers pretty much all through the year in the right conditions. This one really deserves a nice hanging pot to show off its new hairdo!

We love curly lipstick plant for the fun curly leaves, bright flowers, trailing stems

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Description

Aeschynanthus radicans Red - curly lipstick plant, lipstick vine

APPEARANCE : This is a compact trailing plant with dark green curled leaves rolled back towards the stem; and narrow, small, dark red tubular flowers produced almost continuously in spring and summer and intermittently through the year.
USE IN: Indoors in pots and hanging baskets; outside in tropical and subtropical gardens as shady underplanting groundcover.
PLANTING: Needs a warm frost-free position, over 5C at least, avoid direct hot sunlight. Mulch and water regularly until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks.
CARE: For best results provide plenty of bright, filtered light; if flowering is sparse move the plant to somewhere brighter. Water regularly. Add some all-purpose slow-release fertiliser at the beginning of spring and summer to keep the plant flowering well.
HEIGHT & WIDTH:30cm H x 30cm W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 100mm high and 50 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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