African Violets and Gesneriads: Lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus pulcher) needs help, 1 by aspenjocop

aspenjocop wrote:
Katlian,

Make sure the pot you replanted it in is not too big. They will take longer to establish and if it wasn't root bound then you should stay with the same size pot. I always add perlite to my potting soil even if it is name brand and made just for houseplants. It will keep the soil lighter and you get better drainage. I had a hard time rooting mine and found out through experimenting that the side shoots off of the main lead will root in a heartbeat and take off. Here is a pic of 3 starts that I have rooted for a trade. If you will look on the right side, you will see a shoot coming up where a leaf has formed. That is where you need to make your cut. Go up two nodes from the cut, cutting the leaves off of those two nodes. Sitck it down in the soil and there you have it. The roots that you get from water rooting are different than soil rooting. It is probably trying to establish a new rooting system hince the plant itself appears not to be growing.

Good Luck!

Connie