Aeschynanthus Radicans

Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug

Epiphyte, Houseplant, Vine

Perennial

This plant flowers freely with terminal flower clusters. Buds appear first and resemble tubes of lipstick, hence the common name., Tubular scarlet red flowers follow, with yellow throats and 5-lobed petals that are shorter on top than bottom and have leaf like bracts at the base The fragrance of the flower is malodorus (unpleasant)

1.5" long capsule.