Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Spurge
Tender Perennial
Origin
-
-
Types
-
Big Apple, Black Pagoda, Holiday Bells
Number of Varieties
-15
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Semi arid regions
Damp forests, Rainforest, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999914-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2
Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
6.50 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Striped
Fruit Color
Green
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Thoroughly
In Winter
Average Water
Keep Slightly Dry
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Mites, Scale, Southern blight, Spider mites, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PACHYCEREUS weberi
AESCHYNANTHUS 'Hot Flash'
Common Name
candelabro
Basket Vine, Hot Flash Lipstick Plant, Lipstick Plant
In Hindi
candelabro
Lipstick Plant
In German
candelabro
Lipstick Pflanze
In French
candelabro
Plante Lipstick
In Spanish
candelabro
Pintalabios Planta
In Greek
candelabro
κραγιόν φυτών
In Portuguese
candelabro
batom Planta
In Polish
candelabro
szminka roślin
In Latin
candelabro
Planta lipstick
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Caryophyllales
Lamiales
Family
Cactaceae
Gesnariaceae
Genus
Browningia
Aeschynanthus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
-150
1
27800
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