Thought I’d share the latest blooms from my Nematanthus “Shady Lady Mae”. For anyone looking for a low-maintenance plant that’s pet-friendly and has beautiful flowers, this is Mei. I keep her in Espoma’s Organic Cactus and Succulent Mix, let her completely dry out between waterings, and add some Osmocote Slow-Release Fertilizer Pellets whenever I repot her. She has rich dark green leaves with red-violet undersides, and bright red striped and stippled on her yellow flowers. This variety can be hard to find in my neck of the woods, but if you ever spot one, I highly recommend this variety of goldfish plant, as well as the ‘Tropicana’ cultivar that I’ve been hunting for. Their lipstick plant cousins (Aeschynanthus) are also gorgeous and just as surprisingly low-maintenance for a flowering plant. Please feel free to turn this into a thread to share any of your goldfish and lipstick plants. I’d love to see more of them here 😊
