Lipstick Plant

[electric.chowder]

I was recently given a cutting of a lipstick plant, and was wondering if there's any special way to root it, right now it's just down in some water and getting lots of indirect light

thanks,

-chowder

[made4engineering]

Aeschynanthus is, as a whole, an epiphytic genus. It should be easy to root at a node in moist soil. I would worry about rotting it by keeping it in water, but I dont really know.

[solay]

I'm not sure I know what a lipstick plant is. It sounds very interesting though. Any pics.???

[flowerchild]

Originally Posted by made4engineering

Aeschynanthus is, as a whole, an epiphytic genus. It should be easy to root at a node in moist soil. I would worry about rotting it by keeping it in water, but I dont really know.

I have had one before, try getting a hold of some rooting compound I think that made4engineering is right the water will rot it.

[-k-]

I have a black lipstick Pagoda,,as it continues to grow out of it's basket I take clippings and just stick it in some soil and it's happy. The blooms are evil looking though, like the jaws of a venus fly trap but more terifying...

[krpot]

It's in the same genus as African Violets I believe so, I think it would root best in moist soil, enclosed in a plastic bag for humidity. If you could, get some rooting hormone to prevent rotting before rooting. I've had little luck rooting anything in water. coco choir as a rooting medium i thing works best.

[lmartiny]

It seems more like a Hoya to me.

[krpot]

Yeah, lipstick plants and goldfish plants alike do look like they're succulents.

[Tarad]

I had one too just stick it in soil iti will root.

[lmartiny]

Maybe lipstick applies to more than one plant type as mine is not a succulent.

[-k-]

Originally Posted by lmartiny

Maybe lipstick applies to more than one plant type as mine is not a succulent.

Nor is mine... I'll be heading to the nursery today and will inquire about it since it's where I purchased my pagoda a few yeas back... Though it's the only lipstick plant i've seen since unearthing this thread... hmmmm...

[phalaephila]

Here's a link for info:

Aeschynanthus radicans - Lipstick Plant - Gesneriaceae

[lmartiny]

Mine is like the link above, but greener leaves.