This is a very interesting plant in my opinion. I have had it for several months and it just keeps growing and growing. However, I can't seem to find much information about this plant. Has anyone seen one of these before or can give me more info on it? Thanks Oh, and if you look closely, you can see a small purplish bloom starting :)
The plant you have shown is a Lipstick "Rasta". The botanical name is "aeschynanthus radicans". My wife LOVES it, but as well, can't find ANY info on it. ---peace
There seems to be a lot of info on the internet about this plant. http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week081.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschynanthus_radicans http://www.mobot.org/GARDENINGHELP/PLANTFINDER/Plant.asp?Code=B542 http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/interiorscape/Aeschynanthus_radicans.html Those are just the academic sites. Try a search for Aeschynanthus radicans and/or lipstick plant. You can find some info about the cultivar 'Rasta' as well, mostly commercial sites. Nice plants that bloom a lot.
