![]() ![]() Now let’s get into lipstick plant care! LIPSTICK PLANT CARE 1. This should give you good clues as to the conditions that it thrives in. Either method you should water the soil once and then wait to see a small sign of new growth to prevent killing them with overwatering.Aeschynanthus radicans is a member of the Gesneriad plant family (like African Violets) and are native to the warm, steamy tropics of Borneo, Malaya, Sulawesi, Sumatera and Thailand according to Kew Gardens. They also produce pups (offsets) that can be removed from the mother plant and replanted. Propagate with a couple of inches of leaves, letting the wound heal for a couple of days before planting (let them dry out). These are propagated in the same way as Aloe plants. Every two years I would renew the soil even if repotting is not required.įrom April – Sept you can feed them with a diluted liquid fertilizer once every month. Once the plant outgrows the pot you can repot, during spring. If making you own mix or buying another type, use part potting soil, part perlite and part sand. I would use a cactus potting mix that drains wells and provides plenty of air to the small roots. The leaves are storage organs so during the winter water much less and allow the top soil to dry out Many growers will overwater then alongside cold temperatures or drafts the plant can become very sick, or even die. Winter is a tricky time for these plants although they are a tough species. South facing windows will provide the most sun, however, east or west provide direct sun part of the day that I find more suitable.ĭuring the growing season from April – September water the plant thoroughly and then water when the soil becomes dry to the touch (not bone dry though). Leaves grow from 4in – 8in tall and the rosette up to about 5in in diameter.Ħ5☏/18☌ – 80☏/26☌ temperatures are very good and not much below 50☏/10☌.ĭisplay this plant anywhere it can receive plenty of sun or bright light. ![]() Haworthia Fasciata and Attenuata (botanical/scientific). Zebra Haworthia or Zebra Cactus (common). They’re a clump forming plant in the wild so they can be grown with several or as many as you like in one container. These leaves are very thick and patterned with Zebra like white stripes or tubercles that look like warts. However, they are also grown in greenhouses, conservatories and within homes.įlowering: If the Hawothhia blooms appear (may not indoors) they are small tubular white or pink flowers growing from an inflorescence (thin kind of stem).įoliage: The Zebra Haworthia forms a rosette of leaves. The Fasciata is supposedly more rarer than the Attenuata and seems to have fatter leaves. attenuata that displays tubercles (warty growths). ![]() attenuata) is the Haworthia fasciata has smoother inner leaves unlike the H. The main difference between the two species (H. Their succulent nature enables them to store water within the thick leaves when there’s no frequent rainfall. ![]() In their natural habitat (sub-tropical) they receive plenty of sun and periods without rainfall. Native to South Africa, these clump forming succulent plants have similarities with the Aloe plant and they’re related with the same sub-family. ![]()
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