{"product_id":"lipstick-plant-aeschynanthus-green-star-glossy-trailing-foliage-and-tubular-flowers","title":"Lipstick Plant | Aeschynanthus 'Green Star', glossy trailing foliage and tubular flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe lipstick plant earns its name from the way its flowers emerge, a bright tube of colour pushing out of a darker calyx like a lipstick from its case. \u003cem\u003eAeschynanthus\u003c\/em\u003e 'Green Star' carries fresh, glossy green leaves along trailing stems that lengthen and spill as the plant matures, so the whole thing reads as lush long before it ever thinks about flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is happiest with a bit of height, which makes it a natural for a hanging pot, a high shelf or the top of a bookcase where the stems can fall freely. An epiphyte in the wild, growing in the crooks of tropical trees, so it wants a free draining compost and never to sit in water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCare at a glance\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright and indirect is what brings the flowers. It will hold its foliage in less, but blooms more freely the brighter the spot, so long as it is out of harsh direct sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the compost lightly moist through spring and summer, letting the top layer dry between waterings. Ease right off in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Happy in average rooms and lusher in higher humidity, so a bright bathroom or kitchen suits it well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeed:\u003c\/strong\u003e A balanced houseplant feed monthly through the growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not known to be toxic, though the sap can irritate skin, so we would still keep it out of reach of pets and children inclined to chew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a living plant, size and leaf shape vary from one to the next, so yours will be one of a kind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Every Space","offers":[{"title":"12cm diameter x 17cm tall","offer_id":58476752896383,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/2589\/9289\/files\/22042357-B6A0-436E-A17F-3A2D9FD7462D.jpg?v=1790253741","url":"https:\/\/www.theeveryspace.com\/products\/lipstick-plant-aeschynanthus-green-star-glossy-trailing-foliage-and-tubular-flowers","provider":"The Every Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}