Good Day, Can anyone give me some advice on how to get my lipstick plant to bloom? I haven't seen a flower for 2 years or more. The plant still looks healthy but it just won't flower. Thanks. Here is a picture, it gets good light. Humidity may be an issue though. Maybe the picture will be helpful?
Might want repotting. Might also want feeding (low N, higher PK). Without seeing the plant and knowing what you've been doing for care, though, it will be difficult to say precisely.
Thanks I will try some fertilizer. I may not have been giving it enough water , now I see that it likes to be moist all times. I think the pot is ok. It's a beautful bloomer if I can only get it to do so!
As lorax says, without a photo or more detail about your growing conditions, the best we can give you is a educated guess. Lipstick plant (genus Aeschynanthus) is a gesneriad (family Gesneriaceae), related to African violets (genus Saintpaulia)and episcia. I know that an important factor in getting episcia to flower is light: they like lots of bright light---but not direct sunlight. Warmth and humidity are factors too. If you have a small plant in a large pot, it may be working on growing roots rather than flowers. You say the plant appears healthy: I'd simply be patient and await developments.
