Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial
Origin
-
-
Types
Big Apple, Black Pagoda, Holiday Bells
Aechmea caudata
Aechmea covata
Aechmea orlandiana
Aechmea recurvata
Aechmea 'Suenos'
Aechmea winkleri
Number of Varieties
15200
0
40000
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Habitat
Damp forests, Rainforest, Tropical regions
gardens, Grassland, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
14-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2
-
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm20.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange Red
-
Flower Color Modifier
Striped
-
Fruit Color
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
Ovate
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
Do not water frequently, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Thoroughly
Moderate
In Winter
Keep Slightly Dry
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth
Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Mites, Scale, Southern blight, Spider mites, Thripes
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Asthma, Skin rash
Dermititis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
-
Botanical Name
AESCHYNANTHUS 'Hot Flash'
AECHMEA pabstii
Common Name
Basket Vine, Hot Flash Lipstick Plant, Lipstick Plant
Aechmea, Bromeliad
In Hindi
Lipstick Plant
Aechmea
In German
Lipstick Pflanze
Aechmea
In French
Plante Lipstick
Aechmea
In Spanish
Pintalabios Planta
Aechmea
In Greek
κραγιόν φυτών
Αιχμέα
In Portuguese
batom Planta
Aechmea
In Polish
szminka roślin
Aechmea
In Latin
Planta lipstick
Aechmea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Poales
Family
Gesnariaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Aeschynanthus
Aechmea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
Bromelieae
Subfamily
-
Bromelioideae
Number of Species
150200
1
27800
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