Hi Rubyz, it looks aeschyanthus speciosis. I have one. They're lovely eh?

Thanks!! Got some cuttings 2 years ago and I finally have a name for it. This is the first time it blooms. :)

Mines is in bloom at the moment. It tends to start budding when the days get cooler

Here's mine. It was a plug I bought last year

Averil raises an interesting point...it responds to dips in temperature by blooming. Makes me wonder if you couldn't expose it to a minute of time in the fridge off and on along the course of an otherwise hot summer day and get blooms when you wanted them.

Then again,I wonder if continually driving it to jump through hoops as it were,wouldn't cause it undue stress and in the long run do more harm than good.

By the way...happy belated birthday,Averil ...hope it was a blast! :)

Aw thanks asleep, that's very kind of you. ðÂÂÂ

You're very welcome! :)