a moment of beautiful – blooming plants for Christmas
the space – the east-facing window in our dining room
the beautiful – brilliant red flowers of the Lipstick Plant
A couple of my houseplants have given me an early Christmas gift. I had a hearty blooming of my Christmas Cactus early in December, and then, last week, my Lipstick Plant (Basketvine) (Aeschynanthus pulcher) burst into brilliant red blooms. Aeschynanthus is a subtropical genus from the same family as African Violets. This is the second time it has bloomed for me in the last two years.
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I am sure this plant is wishing me, and you, a Merry Christmas !!!
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Lipstick plant in bloom
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