Lipstick Plant Houseplant Care

Lipstick plant care soil and nutrients.

Lipstick plant houseplant care. Although a relative of the somewhat finicky african violet lipstick plants are very easy care indoor flowering houseplants. Lipstick plant care begins with airy soil and proper fertilization. Helping your plant grow 1. Lipstick plants originally grow in damp forest soil.

Choose a spot next to a south or west facing. Throughout the growing season of spring through summer feed the lipstick plant every two weeks. Lipstick plant care begins with buoyant soil and right fertilization. When given the right amount of light and not too much water they produce numerous red or orange small tubular flowers throughout the year.

Too much water is disastrous for growing lipstick plants. Use african violet potting mix combined with crushed charcoal. You can also feed the lipstick plant using a water soluble houseplant blend applied at half strength. Stop the feedings while the plant is dormant in fall and winter.

Place the plant in a very bright area but not in direct sunlight. A 3 2 1 ratio liquid fertilizer. Adding vitamins and liquid fertilizer to the potting soil is an excellent way to retain soil moisture.