I Miss My Lipstick Plant

@simone10 (54187)

Louisville, Kentucky

October 4, 2015 5:23am CST

When we lived in Vegas, my brother bought me a lipstick plant. I had never heard of it before. It was small and kind of frail looking. We were told that it went into shock easily and that we had to make sure and keep it in one place and not move it around a lot. We babied this plant for over a year and it grew so much that it hung to the floor. It bloomed several times that year and as you can see in the picture, the blooms do look like a tube of lipstick. I was very sad to have to leave it when we moved back to Tennessee. Since it was so temperamental, I was afraid to travel two days with it in the car. I gave it to a good friend before we left. I have looked and haven't been able to find another one yet. I am hoping that maybe one of the nurseries will have one next spring.

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@ria1606roy (2797)

• Kolkata, India

4 Oct 15

Wow never heard of it before. The fact that you cannot find another one clearly suggests its a rare plant. Looks kind of eerily sweet

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

4 Oct 15

It does seem as if it must be rare but very pretty and i would like to have one..

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

@Marcyaz I'm not sure if it is rare or just not sold a lot where we live.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

@ria1606roy I love how the blooms look like tubes of lipstick.

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@sofssu (23662)

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4 Oct 15

I guess you did the right thing.. The plant looks pretty. How do you propagate it.. If it was from a cutting you could have taken a piece of a stem and brought it with you in a jar of water and cotton swabs. I usually do that.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

4 Oct 15

When I moved I had to leave my plants behind also with a good friend of mine.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

7 Oct 15

@Marcyaz I hated having to do so but I didn't want them to die on us.

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

7 Oct 15

I never thought of doing that. As temperamental as it was, I wonder if it would have made it?

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@CookieMonster46 (13454)

• United States

5 Oct 15

I never heard of one, never seen one, but sure would like to have one, that is really cool. Maybe you can look on a flower shop web site and find one.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I just saw your link to ebay and I think I will buy from there.

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@CookieMonster46 (13454)

• United States

10 Oct 15

@simone10 oh good, they seem to have a lot of them, i hope you get one, they look pretty good to me..

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@gudheart (12659)

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4 Oct 15

wow never seen that before, it looks very unique :D

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

11 Oct 15

@gudheart Neither had I. My brother tried to explain it to be but I never really understood until it bloomed the first time.

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

It kind of is unique with it's blooms shaped like a tube of lipstick.

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@gudheart (12659)

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8 Oct 15

@simone10 I never seen anything like it before ;D

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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)

• United States

4 Oct 15

oh boy, that's jest a beaut! i aint ne'er had one myself personally, coz they cost so much in these parts. yer prolly gonna need to've a florist get'cha one in.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

You are probably right. So far we haven't had much luck finding one.

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@Ragnarok8 (196)

• Davao, Philippines

4 Oct 15

I didn't know that there is a lipstick plant. I thought you are talking literally about lipstick when I read the title.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I can see how you would think that way. No, it's a plant that has blooms look like tubes of lipstick.

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

4 Oct 15

I have never heard of a Lipstick plant but I will be looking for it and see about getting one what an experience that would be. I love the picture of it you have posted.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Oct 15

@simone10 Try Logees they can mail order to you. They are out of CT.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

11 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Ok, thank you! I will see if they have what I need.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

Thanks! I hope you have better luck finding one that I have so far.

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@vandana7 (100616)

• India

5 Oct 15

I never knew there was a plant like that! Wow, it is beautiful. :)

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I think so too. It's very unusual.

@lady1993 (27224)

• Philippines

21 Oct 15

that is so cool

it is indeed like a baby

i never really cared for plants unless it has flowers

if i had a lipstick plant, it'd totally die

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

25 Oct 15

The one I had was very temperamental. I'm not sure if they are all that way.

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@besweet (9859)

• Ireland

4 Oct 15

I've never seen a lipstick plant before, it looks nice. Maybe you can ask your friend to send you some seeds and plant one at your current home.

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@besweet (9859)

• Ireland

9 Oct 15

@simone10 I hope you will find another plant like this soon. Maybe it's easier to find in spring time, this could be the peak season of the lipstick plant.

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I wouldn't want to grow it from a seed as it can be hard to grow. I wan to find one that is established a little.

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@marlina (154131)

• Canada

5 Oct 15

This is the first time that I see a lipstick plant. Very pretty.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

It really is pretty when it is in bloom.

@maggs224 (2320)

• Alicante, Spain

4 Oct 15

I must admit I don't think that I have seen this kind of plant before, it is easy to see why it got its name. I hope that you find one to replace this one :D

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I hope I do too. It takes a while for it to establish and start growing but once it does, it takes off.

@RasmaSandra (80748)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

4 Oct 15

@simone10 I had never heard of this and got curious. Guess what? If you put in search lipstick plant where to buy there are many site from which you can purchase one. Just don't know how they deliver if they are so fragile.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I never thought of ordering and having one delivered. Like you said, I wonder how it would arrive, if it would be healthy.

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• Dhaka, Bangladesh

4 Oct 15

Good thinking and pic.

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@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

4 Oct 15

It's very interesting. But I am sure that any plant that needed good care would die in my house. I hope you can find another.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I think I may ask the nursery here if they can order one for me. I don't know if they can but it can't hurt to ask.

@Carmelanirel2 (8084)

• United States

4 Oct 15

That is so cool..Just when I thought I have heard of every kind of plants, someone mentions a new one. I could never have a plant like this, not with my schedule, it would die too easily on me.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

It probably would as we had to baby the poor thing for several years before it starting blooming.

@LadyDuck (472114)

• Switzerland

4 Oct 15

I had never seen those plants before, it's a real beauty. I hope you can find one where you live now.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I hope so too. I guess I just have to be patient.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

5 Oct 15

I've never heard of that plant, but it looks very pretty.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

It is a very pretty plant. It is a hanging plant so when it's not in bloom, it just looks like any kind of green plant.

@GreatMartin (23672)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

5 Oct 15

I remember having a few lipstick plants--believe it or not--when I lived in Memphis--haven't seen them for years!

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I wonder why they are so hard to find now?

@CookieMonster46 (13454)

• United States

5 Oct 15

ebay had this

Live Tropical Plant Exotic Curly *twisted* Lipstick Vine

US $9.99 in Home & Garden, Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living, Flowers, Trees & Plants

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Oct 15

I never thought of looking on ebay. Thanks for the link!