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  1. 04-27-2008, 08:10 PM #1
    lrplants
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    Hi all. I hope that someone can ID this plant which gave forth its first deep-red / purplish bell-shaped flowers FIVE YEARS after i first bought it - I didn't realize it was a flowering plant until that point. Now a new batch comes out every few motnhs. Thanks in advance!
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  2. 04-27-2008, 09:26 PM #2
    Newt
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    Hi Lrplants,

    Do redish/orange flowers emerge out of the bell shaped structure or is that the flower?*

    Lipstick plant aka Aeschynanthus radicans:
    http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week081.shtml

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  3. 04-28-2008, 04:23 AM #3
    lrplants
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    That's the one! I can't believe I forgot to mention that a flower eventually emerges from the structure I showed.

    Thanks alot. People's knowledge never ceases to amaze me!
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  4. 04-28-2008, 05:47 AM #4
    Newt
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    You are so very welcome!* It sure is an unusual looking flower.* Maybe that's why I remembered it.

    Thanks for the compliment!
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  5. 05-20-2008, 12:23 PM #5
    ElleDoesIt
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    What a spectacular plant. It reminds me of a hoya I'm experimenting with.
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