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A lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus) from the African violet family that grows as an epiphyte or on rocks in humid mountain forests. It needs bright, humid, warm conditions with a well-drained, airy mix and regular moisture.
Aeschynanthus buxifolius, the box-leaf lipstick plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to southern China and northern Vietnam. An epiphyte and lithophyte, it is found growing in forests at elevations from 1,300 to 2,200 m (4,300 to 7,200 ft). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a tropical hothouse ornamental.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aeschynanthus buxifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
