Easy Care, Blooming Tropical Plant
Light Preference/Tolerated (Bright Indirect Light, Medium Light)
Average Watering Needs
Mature Height 2-5 feet
Pet Safe

Lipstick Plant, also known as Aeschynanthus radicans, is a tropical vine that is shockingly easy to care for. The reddish blooms emerge from darker tubes like tiny lipstick tubes. The glossy medium-green leaves grow dense on long trailing stems. Lipstick Plant, Lipstick Vine, or Basket Vine are common names of this plant.

Best Locations For Growing Lipstick Plant

This vining plant will brighten any area of the house that has indirect and filtered light. The humidity does not need to be high for Lipstick Plant, but a sunny bathroom or kitchen would be perfect. This plant can be placed outdoors in a shady or dappled shade area in the summer. No parts of the Lipstick Plant are known to be poisonous.

Lipstick Plant Sunlight Requirements

Indirect sun or a spot with filtered sunlight will keep the plant blooming most of the year. Lipstick Plant will survive in lower light conditions but may not bloom well.

Lipstick Plant Care

Pot this epiphytic plant in indoor potting soil that has mixed perlite or orchid bark. The extra drainage helps the roots stay healthy. Regular misting with a spray bottle or using a cool mist humidifier in the winter will maintain the humid atmosphere this plant loves. Regular trimming of the stems will help to keep this plant growing bushy and full. Sudden temperature changes will stress the Lipstick Plant and cause leaf or flower drop. Keep the plant out of drafty areas and away from air conditioning vents.

Watering Lipstick Plant

Watering needs to be kept restrained. Lipstick Plants like to dry out in between watering and do not like to sit in standing water for any time. Only water if the top 2 inches of potting soil are dry.

Feeding Lipstick Plant

Monthly feeding with a liquid orchid food or seaweed emulsion during the blooming period will encourage profuse blooming. In the winter, when blooming has stopped, fertilizing can also be stopped until the following spring.

Lipstick Plant Information

Light Exposure: Bright Indirect Light, Medium Light

Care Requirements: Easy

Watering Requirements: Average - When the top 2 inches of the soil dries out.

Pet Friendly: Yes

Kid Friendly: Yes

Air Purifier: Moderate

Habit: Trailing

Growth Rate: Slow

Mature Height: 2-5 feet

Mature Spread: 2-3 feet

Flowering: Yes

Flower Color(s): Orange, Red, Yellow

Flower Shade/Description: Red, Orange, and Combinations Of Red, Yellow and Orange

Fragrant:

Foliage Type: Variegated

Foliage Color(s): Green

Foliage Description: Cream and Green Variegated Leaves

Temperature: 70° - 80°F (21° - 27°C)

Humidity: Average (40% - 60%)

Common Name: Lipstick Plant

Other Name(s): Lipstick Vine

Scientific Name: Aeschynanthus radicans

Plant Type: House Plant

SKU:: Lipstick_Classic-HP

Container Sizes

Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on; type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.

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Guide: How to Care for Your New Plant(s)

Planter Shipping

Standard Colors: 2-3 business days

Special Order Colors: 8 weeks - this is due to the planter being custom made with the color(s) of your choice

Please Note: On special orders there can not be any cancellations

Plant Shipping

Time of Order:

Summer Shipping

If there is extreme heat we’ll delay shipping.

We’ll have to review what areas the plants are traveling through along with your location

Once your plant is shipped you’ll receive an email with tracking information. Depending on the above criteria we’ll ship your plant(s) towards beginning of the following week from your order. We put together this helpful guide of what to do when you receive your plants in the mail.

It is important to know that all of our plants are clearly labeled for which growing zones the plant can survive in. The plants are thoroughly trialed and tested in every growing zone before we state the plant can grow in a zone. Again, our #1 priority is to ship the plants to you healthy and ready to thrive in your location. So we will do everything in our power to do so.

Lipstick Plant