Lipstick plant in the Tropicals forum

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AnnaZ

Oct 18, 2016 10:36 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Anna Z.
Monroe, WI

My neighbor gave me a handful of starts from her plant about a year ago. It's done great growing all summer outside, and it is just now starting to flower. I took it in the g'house a couple of weeks ago, but it had started flowering before that.

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IbisFla

Oct 18, 2016 10:45 AM CST

Name: Ibis
Florida, Orlando-ish (Zone 9b)

So pretty, Anna!

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Deebie

Oct 18, 2016 3:54 PM CST

Name: Deborah
midstate South Carolina (Zone 8a)
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff!

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plantladylin

Oct 18, 2016 4:05 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Great growing Anna, that is a beauty!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

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AnnaZ

Oct 18, 2016 8:11 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Anna Z.
Monroe, WI

Thank you.

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sunkissed

Nov 10, 2016 6:32 AM CST

Name: Sherri
Central Florida (Zone 9b)

Nice green house too! That particular lipstick is very easy to propagate. It grows as a ground cover in my garden from pieces that fell from a hanging basket years ago.

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AnnaZ

Nov 10, 2016 7:04 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Anna Z.
Monroe, WI

It has quite a few more blooms on it now than it did when i took the picture.

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Deebie

Nov 10, 2016 7:13 AM CST

Name: Deborah
midstate South Carolina (Zone 8a)
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff!

Well then how about another (more updated) photo. We never get tired of seeing photos of beautiful plants.

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AnnaZ

Nov 10, 2016 8:11 AM CST

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Name: Anna Z.
Monroe, WI

Hmmm...........might have to wait till Monday.......we're leaving this morning for "probably" our last RV outing of the season. Supposed to be in the 50's. I have to be back Sunday afternoon for our church Charge Conference meeting, so we'll leave the park noon-ish or so. Just hate the thought of putting "ERV" to bed till late April. We'll be going to Kansas City the first week in May so the SU can go to the NASCAR race there. That's a LOOOOONG time to wait...............

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AnnaZ

Nov 10, 2016 9:35 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Anna Z.
Monroe, WI

Ok, I just went up to the g'house and took 2 pix for you. Enjoy!

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ardesia

Nov 10, 2016 9:44 AM CST

Name: Alice
Flat Rock, NC (Zone 7a)

What a happy plant.

Minds are like parachutes; they work better when they are open.

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AnnaZ

Nov 10, 2016 10:35 AM CST

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Name: Anna Z.
Monroe, WI

Looks like it, doesn't it??

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Deebie

Nov 10, 2016 1:10 PM CST

Name: Deborah
midstate South Carolina (Zone 8a)
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff!

Yes, it does.

for taking the time out to satisfy this photo hungry mob.

Have a great trip.

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lauriebasler

Nov 13, 2016 11:08 PM CST

Name: Laurie b
Western Washington (Zone 7b)

Such perfect growing @AnnaZ

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AnnaZ

Nov 27, 2016 8:38 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Anna Z.
Monroe, WI

Took a couple more pix of the lipstick plant yesterday...........I think it might have more blooms on it than the one I took 2 weeks ago. If not..............oh, well.........it's still pretty. :>)

Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus)
Uploaded by AnnaZ

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plantmanager

Nov 27, 2016 3:29 PM CST

Name: Karen
New Mexico (Zone 8a)

Very pretty, Anna. Thanks for posting the pics.

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plantmanager

Nov 27, 2016 3:31 PM CST

Name: Karen
New Mexico (Zone 8a)

Anna, I was reading that lipstick plants should never go below 65 degrees F. Is your greenhouse that warm? Mine is only heated to 60 right now and our electric bills are bad enough that I don't want them any higher. Wish we could use propane, but all the units we've bought won't work well at high altitude. They shut off all the time.