Lipstick grows better in such an environment.

Another name for lipstick flower

Lipstick flower, also known as lipstick spider orchid, is an evergreen vine belonging to the genus of Gesneriaceae and Gesneriaceae. It is also called flower vine and red Gesneriaceae.

Lipstick flowers originated in Java, Malay Peninsula, Kalimantan Island, in recent years, China has also begun to introduce cultivation.

Morphological Characteristics of Colophonium rubrum L.

Lipstick flowers are perennial evergreen rattan plants, with attached nature, often planted in hanging baskets. Leaves opposite, ovate, elliptic or obovate, leathery and slightly fleshy, 4.5cm long, 3cm wide, entire, midvein obvious, lateral veins hidden, leaf surface dark green, back light green.

Flowers axillary or terminal in clusters, flowers bloom mainly in summer. Flowers in pairs on top of branches, short pedicellate, corolla red to reddish orange, ca. 6.5 cm long. Calyx tube shape, black purple is tomentose, wait to grow to about 2cm, corolla just grows from calyx mouth, tube shape, bright red, like lipstick general hence the name.

Stems hang down to about 1 meter. Lipstick flowers green leaves coupled with bright red and strange corolla, quite popular with people. It is a good product in hanging flowers in family rooms.

The Value of Lipstick Flowers (Lipstick Chloranthus)

Chlorophytum rubrum is an excellent pendulous plant introduced into China in recent years. Its flowers and leaves have high ornamental value.

Lipstick flower beautiful plant shape, lush stems and leaves, more peculiar is corolla red, calyx tube shape, there are black purple villi, to be long to about 2 cm, corolla will grow from the calyx mouth, tube shape, bright red, such as lipstick in general, hence the name.

Lipstick flowers can be placed on several tables, but also can be suspended for viewing, is the fashion of family flowers.

How to raise lipstick flowers (lipstick hanging orchid)

Lipstick flowers like high temperature bright, sunny semi-shade environment, although like sunlight but can only accept 2~3 hours of direct sunlight at most every day.

Insufficient light, easy to cause excessive growth of branches and not easy to flower; too strong light, leaves will turn reddish brown.

Indoor cultivation is most suitable for hanging about one meter south of the window, indoor temperature during the day to maintain more than 24 degrees, night temperature needs 18~21 degrees.

Potting soil should be loose, well ventilated, and often kept moist.

After flowering can be re-cut once, leaving 15 cm, dressing thin fertilizer.

Cutting propagation in spring is easy to live. Indoor potted plants or pendent planting ornamental. Beautiful plant shape, lush stems and leaves, colorful.

A complete list of lipstick flowers (lipstick spider)

1. Hair calyx lipstick flower: also known as red manchuria, loeb's manchuria. It is a perennial vine. Plants creeping, branches drooping, stems green. Leaves opposite, long ovate, entire, leaf surface thick green, leaf back light green. Inflorescences many axillary or terminal, calyx tubular, black-purple tomentose, corolla tubular, red to red-orange, protruding from calyx. The flowers bloom mainly in summer. Lipsia pilosepala is native to tropical areas from Indonesia to eastern India, and is introduced into China for cultivation.

2. Striped lipstick: ovate, plump, opposite, green leaves with regular crimson zebra stripes, purple stripes on the back. Flowers small, yellowish green.

3. Fine calyx lipstick flowers: green lustrous leaves, flowers dark red tubular.

4. Beautiful lipstick flower: Also called Cuijin lipstick flower, it is a perennial epiphytic evergreen herb with creeping branches, fleshy leaves opposite, ovate lanceolate, pointed at the top and short stalk. Umbels are borne on top of stems or in leaf axils, florets tubular, curved, orange-yellow, corolla base green, stigmas and anthers often protruding from corolla. Flowering 7~9 months, originating in Java and other places in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Guangdong have cultivated.

Lipstick Flower (Lipstick Chlorophytum) Picture Appreciation